* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.
          [00:00:01]
          MY NAME IS JONATHAN LYLE. 
          I, UH, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND, AND PRIVILEGE TO REPRESENT  OF THE  BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 
          THEY'VE BEEN TEACHING ME THE TECHNOLOGY HERE. 
          UH, YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A NUMBER OF FOLKS TONIGHT, BUT ELLEN ROBINSON IS, UH, THE DISTRICT FIVE SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE. 
          MARTIN DEAN IS THE DISTRICT FIVE PLANNING COMMISSIONER. 
          AND AS I MENTIONED, I SERVE ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. 
          UH, IN GETTING STARTED. 
          WE CAN'T REALLY DO ANYTHING EXCEPT SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO BENEDICTINE FOR ALLOWING US ACCESS TO THEIR CAMPUS IN THIS FACILITY. 
          UH, COLONEL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS. 
          WELCOME. 
          TELL US NOT TO RUN TO THE HALLS. 
          NO CHEWING GUM ON SCREENS, UH, DURING CLASS. 
          SURE. 
          WHAT, WHAT HAVE YOU. 
          THIS IS HELLO EVERYONE. 
          MY NAME'S JESSE GRAPES, PRESIDENT OF THE BENEDICTINE SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND. 
          UH, SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS HERE AT SEA. 
          UH, WE HAVE, UH, TWO SCHOOLS ON THIS CAMPUS, BENEDICTINE, WHICH IS THE, THE ALL BOYS SCHOOL AND ST. 
          KERRA, WHICH ALL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL. 
          UH, YOU'RE SITTING IN THE, IN THE NEW ST. 
          KERRA BUILDING. 
          WE OPENED THIS, UH, JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. 
          I'M GLAD TO HOST SUPERVISOR MILE AND, UH, OTHER GUESTS FROM THE, THE COUNTY. 
          TRY TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND, UH, A GOOD PART OF THE COUNTY AND MAKE IT LOOK GOOD AS YOU'RE COMING ACROSS THE BRIDGE. 
          SO, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND ENJOY YOURSELF. 
          IF, UH, IF YOU NEED TO USE THE, THE RESTROOM OR ANYTHING, THE FACILITIES, UH, ARE RIGHT DOWN THAT HALLWAY THERE. 
          SO BEHIND YOU, UH, TO YOUR RIGHT. 
          AND THEN FIRST DOOR ON THE LEFT, UH, THE RESTROOM FACILITY. 
          THERE'S ALSO WATER FOUNTAINS, UH, IN THERE. 
          IF YOU NEED, YOU NEED WATER. 
          THANK YOU. 
          WE ARE GONNA BE GOING BANG, BANG, BANG TONIGHT. 
          BUT I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, UH, RETAILER FROM CONGRESSMAN JOHN MCGUIRE'S OFFICES HERE. 
          IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SOCIAL SECURITY, YOU GAVE BENEFITS OR ANY KIND OF PASSPORT ISSUES, HE WOULD BE THE PERSON TO SEE, UH, I BELIEVE DELEGATE, UH, IS HERE SHE IS. 
          TAKE THIS INVOLVED WITH, UH, PLEASE SEE HER. 
          I, I DO ALSO WANNA RECOGNIZE DAVID OWEN, WHO IS A DELEGATE EMERITUS, HAS COME OUT TONIGHT. 
          UH, I APPRECIATE HIM, UH, I GUESS SLOW NIGHT AT HOME ON TV. 
          BUT, UH, THANKS FOR BEING HERE. 
          DAVID, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I BELIEVE I SAW TOM WINFREY IS HERE. 
          HE REPRESENTS DISTRICT, UH, THREE. 
          UH, NEIL SER MAY BE HERE. 
          HE'S NOT EASY TO MISS, BUT, UH, WE DO HAVE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT SUPERVISORS CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER ARE HERE FROM AMANDA ABS, WHO IS OUR CLERK OF THE COURT. 
          UH, I DON'T KNOW THE SHERIFF IS HERE. 
          UH, HE AND I JUST HAD AN INTERACTION TALKING ABOUT PRESENTATION. 
          UM, IS OUR TREASURER HERE, OUR CLEAR REVENUE REVENUE? UH, I, NOPE. 
          OKAY. 
          UH, APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. 
          UH, WE HAVE A VERY ROBUST VOLUNTEER NETWORK HERE. 
          ARNIE, WHY DON'T YOU STAND UP AND LET PEOPLE SEE YOU. 
          IF YOU HAVE A ZONING APPEAL CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. 
          UM, WHO ELSE IS HERE THAT'S APPOINTED? I HAVE OUR, OUR TRUSTEES FROM  LIBRARY. 
          UH, SEE SOMEBODY POINTING, BUT I DON'T SEE. 
          OKAY, SORRY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO I TELL YOU THE MIKE WORKS ONE WAY, NOT TWO WAYS. 
          UH, BOARD OF ZONING, APPEALS, RECREATION BOARD, ANYBODY HERE FOR RECREATION BOARD, AND UH, ALSO OUR RICHMOND REGION TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATION. 
          UH, BOB, AS HAS SERVED ON THAT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE A NUMBER OF STAFF, IF YOU'RE WITH THE COUNTY, RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          THERE WILL DO SOMETHING JUST SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE DO HAVE GOOD SUPPORT HERE FROM THE COUNTY. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UH, PHILIP FRAZIER, WHO IS OUR, UH, RESIDENT ENGINEER. 
          AND HE'S HERE. 
          SO WHEN THE DO QUESTIONS COME, I'M GOING BE FROM YOU, FRAZIER, FRAZIER. 
          UH, AND IF THE SCREEN JUST WENT BLANK. 
          ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS AND THIS WILL BE BANG, BANG, BANG. 
          LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, IT'S GOING TO BE ONLINE. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE NOTES. 
          SO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE DOWN A WEBSITE THAT YOU SHOW ON THE SCREEN, DON'T WORRY. 
          UH, IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU. 
          UH, IN GETTING TEED UP. 
          I'M GOING TO LET, UH, NOT LET, UH, I'VE BEEN, UH, ELLEN ROBINSON FROM OUR SCHOOL BOARD IS GOING TO COME UP AND MAKE THE INTRODUCTIONS AS TO WHO ALL IS HERE AND HOW WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING AND SOME OF THE BACKGROUND ON FOLKS THAT ARE SERVING YOU. 
          SO, ELLEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND, UH, JUST INTRODUCE AND FOLLOW YOUR SCRIPT BETTER THAN I'M FOLLOWING MINE. 
          NOT AT ALL. 
          NOT AT ALL. 
          [00:05:10]
GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO DISTRICT FIVE TOWN HALL. 
          I'M ELLEN ROBINSON, VICE CHAIR AND YOUR DISTRICT FIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SCHOOL BOARD. 
          BUT I SERVE ALL OUR DISTRICTS AND GOLAND ALONG WITH SUPPORTING ALL OUR SCHOOLS AND ALL THEIR FAMILIES. 
          SERVING AS A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE HIGHEST HONORS THAT I HAVE EVER ABLE BEEN ABLE TO SERVE. 
          I TRULY ENJOY BEING A PART OF THE ESSENTIAL POLICY DECISIONS, HELPING GUIDE THE BUDGET THAT SUPPORTS YOUR SCHOOLS, OUR SCHOOLS, AND THEIR SUCCESSES. 
          I LOVE LISTENING TO FAMILIES, ENGAGING WITH OUR SCHOOLS, AND BEING INVOLVED IN PROGRAMS THAT STRENGTHEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL CHILDREN, ALL CHILDREN, ALL STUDENTS, WHICH BRING DEEP MEANING TO MY ROLE, MY SERVICE ON OUR SPECIAL NEEDS PARENT BOARD, THE BLUE RIDGE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL, THE GWIN EDUCATION FOUNDATION BOARD. 
          AND MOST RECENTLY, MY NEW APPOINTMENT ON THE CTE BOARD HAS ALLOWED ME TO SUPPORT STUDENTS FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, AND IT HELPS THEIR NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS AND REMAINS THE CENTER OF ALL OUR GOALS. 
          WE ARE GATHERED HERE, NOT JUST AS RESIDENTS OF DISTRICT FIVE, BUT AS PARTNERS IN FOSTERING GROWTH AND PROSPERITY WHILE CONTINUING TO MAKE GLAND SUCH A REMARKABLE PLACE TO LIVE, RETIRE, AND RAISE A FAMILY. 
          THE STRENGTH OF OUR COMMUNITY LIES IN OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE OPENLY AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY. 
          YOUR VOICE MATTERS. 
          TONIGHT WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING AND HOSTING AN OUTSTANDING GROUP OF LEADERS WHO ARE DEDICATING THEIR TIME AND EFFORTS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. 
          FIRST I'M BRINGING TO YOU THIS TOWN HALL. 
          THIS EVENING IS MR. JONATHAN LYLE. 
          HE IS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR FOUR, DISTRICT FIVE. 
          MR. LYLE HAS BEEN A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR OUR DISTRICT. 
          HE GRADUATED IN ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. 
          HE WAS A BUSINESS OWNER AND ENTREPRENEUR. 
          HIS MOST RECENT COMPANY WORKED WITH TOURISM ON THE VIRGINIA FOR LOVERS MARKETING ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH. 
          HE SERVED ON THE MONON SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD AND, AND IS ELECTED DIRECTOR FROM 2012 TO 2023. 
          MR. LYLE BELIEVES CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT PARTS OF OUR ACHIEVING GOAL. 
          TO KEEP GLAND RULE AND SUPPORTS GLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS BY SUPPORTING THE HIRING OF EDUCATORS IN THE PROGRAMS AND THE HIRING OF ONGOING ADVANCING CTE PROGRAMS. MR. LYLE CONTINUES TO HAVE AN UNWAVERING ENCOURAGEMENT FOR THE VIRGINIA FARM BUREAU CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ROTARY TO NAME THE A FEW. 
          ON A SIDE NOTE, JONATHAN HAS RUN 28 MARATHONS, FINISHED THE MOST RECENT MARCH 1ST OF THIS YEAR IN NEWPORT NEWS. 
          THIS DEFINITELY SHOWS THAT HIS LEGS ARE MADE OF STEEL AND HIS COMMUNITY SPIRIT IS MADE OF, WELL, WHATEVER IS STRONGER THAN STEEL, HE STILL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT AND HAVE THE ENERGY TO CARRY THE DAILY WEIGHT OF ALL THINGS. 
          HUGE ONE. 
          MR. MARTIN DEAN, A NEW MEMBER TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, HAS ALREADY MADE A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. 
          MARTIN IS A VOLUNTEER CAPTAIN WITH A MANNEQUIN FIRE STATION, AND SERVED AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION FOR A FEW YEARS TO OVERSEE THE RENOVATION OF THREE FIRE STATIONS. 
          HE HAS RETIRED FROM 30 YEARS IN THE SURGICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY. 
          SINCE RETIREMENT, HE SPENDS INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BE INTERESTED IN SERVING THE CITIZENS OF GLAND COUNTY AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO FURTHER HIS INTEREST IN THE COUNTY, MR. MARTIN IS A GRADUATE OF THE 14 SESSION GLAND LEADERSHIP ENTERPRISE. 
          BECAUSE OF MR. 
          [00:10:01]
MARTIN'S DISTINCTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE COUNTY, HE BRINGS A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE PRACTICAL INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY. 
          DR. 
          ANDY ARMSTRONG IS OUR SUPERINTENDENT FOR GLAND COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          AS AN EDUCATOR, LEADER AND PARENT, DR. ARMSTRONG IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT OUR SCHOOLS PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OUR CHILDREN TO FEEL SAFE, LEARN AND THRIVE. 
          HE WILL BE DISCUSSING EXCITING DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM AND HOW YOU MIGHT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS BY VOLUNTEERING TO ACHIEVE THOSE GOALS. 
          DR. 
          RAYLEY, OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, HAS A KEEN UNDERSTANDING OF OUR COUNTY'S GOVERNMENT ROLE AND IMPLEMENTS OPERATIONS THAT ENHANCE OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE. 
          HE WILL BE SPEAKING ABOUT CURRENT COUNTY OPERATIONS. 
          MRS. AMANDA ADAMS GLAND KIRK OF COURT IS A NATIVE OF GLAND AND IS A GRADUATE OF GLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. 
          SHE CONTINUED HER EDUCATION AT FAIREN COLLEGE, FINISHING IN 2006 AND LATER HER JURIS MASTER STUDIES AT LIBERTY UNIVERSITY. 
          AMANDA JOINED THE OFFICE OF CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT IN 2015, SERVING AS A PRINCIPAL CLERK UNTIL HER ELECTION IN 2023. 
          AS CLERK OF THE COURT. 
          SINCE BECOMING CLERK, MRS. ADAMS HAS IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES IN THE OFFICE, DIGITIZING RECORDS AND ENHANCING RECORDS AND HOME TITLE SECURITY. 
          SHE HAS ALSO EXPANDED STAFF SUPPORT FOR PROBATE SERVICES, WHICH SHE WILL BE DISCUSSING THIS EVENING. 
          SO LET'S GET STARTED WITH OUR PRESENTATIONS AND MAKE THIS AN INFORMATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE EVENING. 
          AND MAKE SURE YOU STAY FOR REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWING THE MEETING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. 
          GOOD EVENING. 
          I'M ANDY ARMSTRONG, SUPERINTENDENT OF GOIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          I JUST STARTED MY TIMER 'CAUSE MR. LYLE MADE IT VERY CLEAR. 
          I HAD 10 MINUTES. 
          NOW I'M NOW GONNA GO A SECOND. 
          BEYOND THAT, IT IS THE HONOR OF A LIFETIME TO BE HERE AS YOUR SUPERINTENDENT OF GUCCI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          AND I WANNA THANK MS. ROBINSON, OUR SCHOOL BOARD FOR ALLOW ME TO, TO BE HERE THIS EVENING TO SHARE SOME OF THE EXCITING NEWS ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          I SAY THIS EVERY TIME I SPEAK TO ANY GROUP, WHETHER YOU'RE A PARENT, A GRANDPARENT OF A UCHIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT OR NOT AS A CITIZEN, YOU'RE STILL AN INVESTOR IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY TAKES, IF YOU'LL SEE IN THE SLIDE, IT MAKES A LARGE IMPACT ON WHAT WE DO DAY TO DAY ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS. 
          AND THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR SCHOOLS. 
          IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK AT ANY TIME. 
          I'LL GIVE YOU A SLIDE AT THE END THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO GET INVOLVED. 
          IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME OUT AND THEN PLEASE TAKE MY CARD. 
          GIVE ME A CALL. 
          I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A TOUR OF OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          AND PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH. 
          OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GROUNDS EVERYTHING WE DO, EVERY DOLLAR WE SPEND, EVERY DECISION WE MAKE, WE'VE HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          NOW, SINCE 2012, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE LUCK CORPORATION, THEIR INNER WILL DIVISION TO CREATE A SUCCINCT, VERY EASY TO UNDERSTAND, A MEANINGFUL STRATEGIC PLAN. 
          IT IS UP FOR ITS THIRD ITERATION AND APPROVAL THIS APRIL BY OUR BOARD. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE HERE ARE THREE STRATEGIC GOALS. 
          WE ARE HERE TO MAXIMIZE EACH STUDENT'S POTENTIAL FOR A SUCCESSFUL LIFE. 
          CREATE AN ENGAGING, RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE WHERE EVERY STUDENT, AS MS. ROBINSON SAID, HERE'S, IT FEELS INFORMED, INCLUDED, VALUED, AND EMPOWERED. 
          AND TO ENHANCE AND SUPPORT THE INSTRUCTIONAL LEARNING NEEDS OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF. 
          AND WHAT THAT TRANSLATES TO FOR US IN OUTCOMES IS REALLY AMAZING FOR A SCHOOL DIVISION OF THIS SIZE. 
          UH, IF YOU COMPARE IT TO ANY OTHER DIVISION IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, WHAT WE DO ON BEHALF OF OUR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, THE, THE VARIETY OF OFFERINGS, THE WAY WE CONNECT THEIR TO LEARNING AND CAREER PATHWAYS, IS TRULY REMARKABLE. 
          UM, ONE THING I ALWAYS HIGHLIGHT IS OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM. 
          YOU CAN ATTEND GUCCI HIGH SCHOOL AND EARN COLLEGE CREDIT WHILE TAKING YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS AND GETTING CREDIT IN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          WE'RE GONNA HAVE A HUNDRED ROUGHLY OF OUR 250 GRADUATES IN GUCCI HIGH SCHOOL THIS MAY, WHO ARE GONNA WALK ACROSS THE STAGE WITH NOT JUST VIRGINIA HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM GUIN HIGH SCHOOL, BUT WITH AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE FROM J SERGEANT MURS COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 
          THAT TRANSLATES TO TIME AND MONEY SAVINGS FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE GOING ON TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE FOR STUDENTS GOING DIRECTLY IN THE WORKFORCE. 
          THE ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE IS, IS RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IS ONE 
          [00:15:01]
OF THE, IF NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS TO GET ON A SUSTAINABLE CAREER PATHWAY. 
          UM, WE ARE THE SMALLEST DIVISION IN POPULATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA. 
          BUT WHEN YOU GO TO THE SIEGEL CENTER FOR THE JSR GRADUATION, WHO'S GOT AWARD KIDS WALKING ACROSS THE STAGE, UCHIN HIGH SCHOOL, I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. 
          WE WORK WITH OUR TEAMS. THAT'S ONE THING I ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT HERE. 
          WE HONOR OUR VETERANS. 
          SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE PARTICIPATED, OUR VETERANS PROGRAMS, ANY VETERANS IN THE, IN THE PROUDEST EVENING. 
          SEE IF FEW HANDS IF YOU'RE NOT PARTICIPATING. 
          RACHEL TATE IS ONE OF OUR SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS. 
          SHE IS THE DIVISION, I'M SORRY, REGION ONE TEACHER OF THE YEAR FROM THE STATE OF VIRGINIA LAST YEAR, ONE OF THE TOP EIGHT IN THE STATE. 
          SHE HAS STARTED THIS PROJECT WHERE WE BRING VETERANS INTO OUR BUILDING. 
          THEY SHARE WITH OUR STUDENTS, OUR STUDENTS LEARN FROM THEM. 
          UM, IT IS NOW BEING MODELED NATIONWIDE. 
          AND IF YOU WANT TO GET INVOLVED, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. 
          WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME OUT. 
          IF YOU WANT TO, TO GET AWAY FROM, YOU KNOW, THE STRESS, MAYBE IT'S BOTHERING THE WORLD AND JUST, AND JUST GET YOUR MIND ON SOMETHING ELSE FOR A FEW HOURS. 
          COME AND SEE OUR FINE PERFORMING ARTS. 
          THEY ARE OUTSTANDING. 
          UH, THIS APRIL, MR. BIRCH AND OUR THEATER DEPARTMENT, I'M REPRESENT OKLAHOMA IN THE UCHIN HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. 
          WE HAVE A FINE ARTS FESTIVAL. 
          APRIL 10TH, WE'LL SHOWCASE ALL OF OUR VISUAL ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE OUR CHORUS AND BAND WHO HAVE BEEN RECENTLY KNOWN, UH, NOTED AS SUPERIOR BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS BY THE VIRGINIA MUSIC EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IN HALFTIME AND ALL OF OUR FOOTBALL GAMES IN THE FALL. 
          WE HAVE PERFORMANCES IN THE SPRING. 
          GO TO OUR WEBSITE AND COME OUT. 
          UM, WE'D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE TO SUPPORT OUR FINE PERFORMING ARTS. 
          YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T HAVE ROBOTICS WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          I KNOW IT DID NOT. 
          WE ARE NOW, I'D SAY POUND FOR POUND ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OF THE TOP QUALITY ROBOTICS PROGRAMS IN THE COMMONWEALTH. 
          WE HAVE HAD TEAMS THAT HAVE GONE ON THE STATE NATIONAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS. 
          AND THIS IS MORE THAN JUST CODING AND THE PROGRAMMING AND THE TECHNICAL WORK. 
          THIS IS TEAMWORK. 
          THIS IS SOFT SKILLS, THIS IS COLLABORATION. 
          UM, IT HAS REALLY BECOME ONE OF OUR DISTINGUISHING TRAITS IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION IS WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ROBOTICS. 
          SO SOMETHING TO REALLY CELEBRATE HERE. 
          ATHLETICS CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL ACROSS ALL THREE SEASONS, FALL, WINTER, AND SPRING. 
          RIGHT NOW WE HAVE OUR LACROSSE TEAM THAT JUST CAME TO LINE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO. 
          THEY ARE NOW BECOMING A POWERHOUSE IN OUR REGION. 
          WE HAD STATE FINALISTS, SWIMMERS, STATE FINALIST WRESTLERS, BOYS AND GIRLS BACK IN THE WINTER. 
          I DON'T WANNA FORGET OUR UNIFIED SPORTS. 
          IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD OF UNIFIED SPORTS, THIS PROVIDES AN ORGANIZED OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO PARTICIPATE IN ORGANIZED ATHLETICS. 
          UH, JUST THIS MORNING I WAS AT UCHIN HIGH SCHOOL. 
          WE HAD A KICKBALL GAME WITH WESTERN ALBEMARLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND IT'S INSPIRING TO SEE OUR STUDENTS PARTICIPATING, BUT IT'S ALSO INSPIRING TO SEE OUR PARTNER, STUDENTS WHO COME OUT AND HELP IN THIS PROCESS. 
          UM, TRULY INSPIRING. 
          AND AGAIN, SOMETHING THAT IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT, PLEASE COME OUT TO THE GYM, COME OUT TO OUR FIELD AND SEE OUR UNIFIED SPORTS. 
          I WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 
          UM, CTE SINCE 2011 HAS BEEN REALLY ONE OF OUR FOUNDATIONAL ASPECTS HERE IN THE SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR. 
          WE HAVE ONE OF ONLY TWO HEAVY EQUIPMENT PROGRAMS IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA. 
          WE HAVE CULINARY THAT SUPPLIED YOU WITH THE DELICIOUS COOKIES YOU'RE GONNA GET TONIGHT. 
          ON YOUR WAY OUT, PLEASE TAKE ONE. 
          UH, WE HAVE OUR NURSE AID PROGRAM, CARPENTRY, UH, A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE THERE. 
          ONE, BOTH OUR SECONDARY COMPLEX CAMPUS, OUR MIDDLE HIGH, AS WELL AS OUR GTECH, WHICH IS LOCATED IN ONE ROUTE. 
          SIX. 
          UM, WE PUT OUT, FORBID YESTERDAY ACTUALLY, WE PUBLISHED THIS TO GET ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE, THE BOND FUNDED PROJECT THAT'S GOING TO CREATE SECONDARY IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS THE CTE EDITION ON THE SITE OF OUR MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL COMPLEX. 
          SO WE CAN TAKE THOSE PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN GTECH DOWN ROUTE SIX A PIECE, BRING THEM ONTO TO THE SECONDARY COMPLEX, AND CREATE A FLEXIBLE SPACE THAT'S GONNA ACCOMMODATE OUR ACADEMY FOR ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS. 
          IT'S GONNA MEET SOME WORKFORCE DEMAND WITH AMAZON ELI LILLY. 
          UH, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT CREATING A CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER THAT'S ANOTHER HIGH DEMAND CAREER, AS WELL AS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER PROGRAMS. SO IT NEEDS TO ADAPT. 
          CTE IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT. 
          MAYBE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SHOP CLASS CTE IS CYBERSECURITY, IS PLANNING LOGISTICS. 
          THESE ARE HIGH DEMAND, HIGH WAGE CAREERS THAT STUDENTS DO NOT NEED TO GO TO A FOUR YEAR COLLEGE TO GET INTO. 
          THEY CAN MAKE A LIVING DOING THIS. 
          AND THEY COME BACK AND THEY REINVEST IN THIS COUNTY. 
          AND WE'RE SEEING THAT ALREADY. 
          WE HAVE SEEN STUDENTS WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH CTE AND THEY COME BACK TO OUR BUSINESS EDUCATION GROUND TABLE AND THEY TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESSES THEY'RE LEADING, THE INDUSTRIES THEY'RE WORKING IN, AND THEY'RE MAKING THIS COUNTY BETTER. 
          AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME IMMENSELY PROUD TO SEE OUR STUDENTS GETTING BACK TO THE ER COUNTY. 
          SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS MORE TO COME AS WE GET INTO ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN. 
          WE LOOK TO OPEN THIS UP, WE HOPE IN AUGUST OF 2028. 
          IT'S A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT. 
          IT'S LEGACY WORK FOR OUR SCHOOL DIVISION, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW IT OFF IN A COUPLE YEARS. 
          NONE OF THIS HAPPENS ABOUT OUR PEOPLE. 
          WE HAVE A TREMENDOUS TEAM, WHETHER THAT'S YOUR DRIVERS OR CUSTODIANS, YOUR CAFETERIA WORKERS, YOUR LEADERS, YOUR TEACHERS. 
          WE 
          [00:20:01]
HAVE TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO DRIVE PAST OTHER SCHOOL DIVISIONS AND GO IN EXTRA 15, 20, 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY TO COME TO GUCCI BECAUSE THAT'S THE QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WE GIVE THEM AS EMPLOYEES. 
          WE VALUE THAT. 
          AND WHEN WE'RE BUDGETING, WHICH WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WE'RE BRINGING THAT ALL IN FOR A LAND WITH THE COUNTY OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. 
          THAT'S OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, IS TAKING CARE OF OUR STAFF. 
          WE KNOW THAT IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF A, A NATIONWIDE TEACHER SHORTAGE, THAT WE HAVE TO STAY COMPETITIVE. 
          AND, AND I'M HAPPY TO, TO NOTE THAT AS WE DO BUDGET FOR OUR NEEDS, WE LOOK TO HAVE A 3% RAISE FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, COUNTYWIDE AND ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS, DRIVERS, CUSTODIANS, EVERYBODY, AND TEACHERS, AS WELL AS COVER THE INCREASES OF HEALTH PREMIUMS THIS YEAR. 
          SO IT'S A PURE 3% RAISE, UM, WHICH IS UNIQUE AMONG MANY DIVISIONS IN OUR AREA. 
          SO I, I DO APPRECIATE THE COUNTY SUPPORT IN THAT. 
          THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN OUR SCHOOL BOARD, WE'VE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR OUR FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW GUIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THEY HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, WHICH IS ON BULLDOG WAY AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL, OPENED ITS DOORS IN FALL OF 2024. 
          UH, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT WAS ALSO FUNDED BY THE BOND THAT THIS COMMUNITY APPROVED OVERWHELMINGLY BACK IN 2021. 
          IT IS A BEAUTIFUL FACILITY AND INVITE ANYONE TO COME OUT ANYTIME AND TAKE A WALK AROUND WITH ME. 
          THAT WAS RECOGNIZED AS A-C-M-A-A PROJECT OF THE YEAR, A NATIONAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR. 
          AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR BOARD MEETING A FEW MONTHS AGO. 
          SO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS HAPPEN IN OUR SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          JUST KNOWING I MENTIONED THIS BEFORE, WHEN YOU INVEST IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, THAT GETS THE HIGHEST FISCAL RETURNS. 
          THIS IS A STANFORD ECONOMIC POLICY STUDY HERE OF ANY OTHER INVESTMENT YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IN THE COUNTY. 
          AND WE SEE THAT REINVESTMENT WE HAVE NOW WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE COME BACK AND ARE GIVEN TO THIS COUNTY. 
          THIS IS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SALARY INCREASE. 
          I MENTIONED THAT 3% RAISE AND YOU SEE THERE THAT, UM, THAT IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING FROM A LOT OF OUR COMPETITIVE DIVISIONS. 
          IT KEEPS US IN A COMPETITIVE PLACE IN THE REGIONAL MARKET AS WELL AS IN THE STATE. 
          UM, AND, AND WE KNOW THAT THAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL BECAUSE IN ALL THIS MAGIC, NONE OF IT HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY. 
          IT'S DUE TO THE EFFORTS OF OUR TEACHERS AND OUR STAFF WHO WEAR THE BADGE EVERY DAY AT UCHIN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
          SO EXCITED TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. 
          ON BEHALF OF OUR TEAM. 
          WANNA TALK REAL QUICK ABOUT THE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. 
          UH, OF OUR FIVE SCHOOLS, WE HAVE TWO DISTINGUISHED SCHOOLS. 
          TWO THAT ARE ON TRACK, ONE THAT WAS OFF TRACK. 
          THE OFF TRACK SCHOOLS, GUCCI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THERE'S A NEW RULE THIS YEAR IN THE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM THAT IF YOU HAVE ONE STUDENT GROUP THAT UNDERPERFORMS, UH, AND THAT AT GUC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS DISABILITIES, IT DROPS YOUR ENTIRE RANK. 
          ONE WHOLE RANK. 
          I WILL SAY THAT JAY LARK MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THAT. 
          SO THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT BY THE TIME WE GET TOGETHER HERE IN THE FALL, THAT GUC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS BACK ONE TRACK. 
          WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. 
          BUT ALL THAT ASIDE, IF IT POINTS TO WORK WE NEED TO DO, WE'RE TAKING ON THAT WORK. 
          UM, I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY, THIS NEW SYSTEM. 
          I THINK IF YOU'RE ADVOCATING FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES, STUDENTS OF COLOR, ECONOMICS, HISPANIC STUDENTS, THIS ARMS YOU WITH MORE INFORMATION THAN PREVIOUS SYSTEM DOES. 
          SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA ATTACK THIS HEAD ONE. 
          I AM WRAPPING UP MR. WILD MENTIONED EARLIER ENROLLMENT TRENDS. 
          I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR, FOR YOU ALL TO KNOW DESPITE NATIONAL AND STATE DECLINES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, TO THE POINT WHERE SOME DIVISIONS HAVE CONSULTANTS NOW AND THEY'RE SCRAMBLING 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOSING FUNDS BECAUSE OF THEIR DECLINING ENROLLMENT. 
          OUR ENROLLMENT CONTINUES TO INCREASE. 
          WE'VE HAD A STEADY INCREASE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND THAT IS WITH A ROBUST PRIVATE HOMESCHOOL POPULATION. 
          SO WE'RE STILL SEEING AN INCREASE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, AND WE WANNA KEEP THIS CLASS SIZES SMALL, WHICH IS WHY WE NEED THAT REALLY THOUGHTFUL BUDGETING HERE IN OUR DIVISION. 
          AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR BUDGET GOES TOWARD INSTRUCTION AND TECHNOLOGY THAT SUPPORTS INSTRUCTION. 
          AND THEN THE, THE 70, OVER 70% OF THE REVENUE THAT WE GENERATE COMES FROM LOCAL TAXPAYERS. 
          IT'S FROM THE COUNTY TRANSFER. 
          WE HAVE A 0.8 LOCAL COMPOSITE INDEX, WHICH MEANS THAT WE GET THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU CAN POSSIBLY GET FROM THE STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          UM, SO WE RELY ON OUR LOCAL TAXPAYERS, WHICH IS WHY WE WANNA DELIVER YOU THE BEST PRODUCT, WHETHER YOU'RE A PARENT OR NOT. 
          UM, A FEW CHALLENGES HERE, AND YOU CAN READ THESE, AND THESE ARE, SOME OF THEM ARE GLAND, SOME OF THEM ARE UNIVERSAL, RECRUITING AND RETAINING STAFF, UH, UNFUNDED MANDATES. 
          WE KNOW THAT WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS COMING OUT OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT COULD HAVE A PHYSICAL IMPACT. 
          AND ALL THAT SETTLES OUT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, MAKING SURE WE'RE PLANNING FOR OUR FACILITIES IN THE FUTURE. 
          RANDOLPH BYRD BEING OUR OLDEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NOW, FIELD SPACE, UH, WITH ALL THESE ATHLETICS, WE NEED PLACES TO PLAY AND WHERE WE'RE STARTING TO RUN OUT, UM, AND CONTINUING TO EVALUATE OUR DEVICE AND SCREEN TIME USAGE. 
          WE'RE GONNA TALK WITH THE BOARD IN APRIL, OUR WORK SESSION ABOUT WHAT'S GOOD FOR KIDS IN TERMS OF HAVING DEVICES IN FRONT OF THEM, THE AMOUNT OF TIME THEY SCREENS. 
          UH, WE WANT TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THAT AND GET AHEAD OF THAT. 
          UM, NONE OF THESE REALLY ARE, ARE A BIG SURPRISE AS YOU PROBABLY SEE FROM MANY OTHER SCHOOL DIVISION. 
          IT JUST UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR US, BUT TO MAINTAIN OUR EDGE AND BUT TO KEEP OUR TEAM ALL SUPPORTED. 
          AND I'M GONNA WRAP IT UP. 
          I'M, I'M SLIGHTLY OVER, MR. LYLE, I'M SORRY, BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION. 
          I'M GONNA STICK AROUND IF YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END, HAPPY TO TAKE IT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT, UH, THIS IS GOING 
          [00:25:01]
BANG, BANG, BANG. 
          SO THERE'S TIME FOR YOU ALL TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS. 
          AND, AND DR. ARMSTRONG IS GOING TO BE HERE. 
          SO IF YOU WERE TAKING NOTES, HE, UH, HE WILL ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY. 
          UH, DR. 
          RAIL AND DENISE SAND HAVE WORKED JUST MAGNIFICENTLY ON OUR BUDGET. 
          AND, AND SO, UH, IN MY WORLD, THE TWO BIGGEST THINGS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD SUPERVISOR DOES IS BUDGET AND THEN REZONING AND, AND LAND USE. 
          UH, FOR ME, WHEN I'M LOOKING AT THE BUDGET, I START OFF WITH THREE, FOUR BIG, UH, I WOULD SAY, UH, COMMITMENTS THAT WE DELIVER TO YOU. 
          AND THAT IS PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY THE STATE CONSTITUTION, BUT EVEN IF IT WEREN'T, THAT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT PART. 
          TRANSPORTATION AND THEN FREE AND, UH, FAIR ELECTIONS. 
          SO I LIKE PARTS, I LIKE LIBRARIES, I LIKE, UH, OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, NON-GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. 
          BUT I BELIEVE THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS THOSE BIG FOUR RIGHT THERE. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR ELECTIONS ARE PROPERLY FUNDED. 
          WE HAVE, UH, AN APPROACH TO THE BUDGET WHERE WE WILL RECEIVE MONIES FROM THE STATE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 
          WE HAVE SOME DEDICATED USES SUCH AS THE TECHNICAL PRESERVICE DISTRICT AND UTILITIES. 
          BUT WE OPERATE FROM WHAT ARE CALLED GENERAL FUND REVENUES. 
          AND THIS YEAR WE'RE PROJECTING THAT TO BE $107 MILLION. 
          UH, THAT IS AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 3.7% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          UH, THIS PIE CHART GIVES YOU A COLOR APPROACH TO HOW IT IS. 
          THIS SHOWS THAT WE'RE GETTING ABOUT $79 MILLION FROM GENERAL PROPERTY TAXES. 
          THAT'S REAL ESTATE. 
          THAT'S YOUR, UH, VEHICLE TAX. 
          UH, WE GET OTHER LOCAL TAXES, UH, SUCH AS, UH, SAY, UH, OVERNIGHT TRA I'M SORRY, OCCUPANCY TAX, TOT, TEMPORARY OCCUPANCY TAX. 
          WE DO GET STATE AID, THANK YOU, DELEGATE. 
          UH, WE, UH, DO RECEIVE OTHER REVENUES. 
          IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE USE OF SOME OF THE, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES, THERE IS A CHARGE FOR THAT TYPE OF SERVICE. 
          AND WE DON'T SPEND EVERY PENNY WHEN IT COMES INTO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. 
          OUR TREASURER DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB OF INVESTING THAT MONEY. 
          SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE GETTING, UH, $5 MILLION FROM USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY. 
          SO WE'RE INVESTING THAT IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL, GETTING GREAT RATES. 
          THE TREASURER OF VIRGINIA HELPS WITH THAT. 
          AND SO, UH, YOUR MONEY IS ALWAYS WORKING. 
          UM, HOW ARE WE CALCULATING THIS FUTURE BUDGET? WELL, WE'RE 18. 
          I'M SORRY, WE'RE ALMOST, UH, YEAH, ALMOST 24 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. 
          SO HOW DO YOU PROJECT REVENUES? WELL, EVERYBODY GETS THEIR ASSESSMENT NOTICE IN JANUARY, AND SO THAT'S GOING TO COVER THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. 
          BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIT DECEMBER 31ST? YOU STILL HAVE SIX MORE MONTHS TO GO IN THAT BUDGET YEAR, BUT ASSESSMENTS HAVEN'T COME OUT. 
          UH, BASED ON THIS BUDGET, WE'RE EXPECTING OR PROJECTING BUDGETING THAT THERE WILL BE A 4% INCREASE IN YOUR REAL ESTATE. 
          SO I GUESS YOU'RE HEARING IT HERE TONIGHT. 
          AND VALUE YOUR PROPERTY IS EXPECTED TO GO UP ABOUT 4%. 
          NOW, IF THE STATE RATE STAYS AT 53 CENTS, EVEN THOUGH THE RATE HAS STAYED AT 53 CENTS, YOUR PROPERTY IS MORE VALUABLE. 
          SO WHAT, WHOOPS, I WENT A LITTLE TOO QUICK THERE. 
          SO IF YOU CURRENTLY ARE PAYING $2,650 IN REAL ESTATE, COME JANUARY 1ST WHEN YOUR REAL ASSESSMENT COMES OUT, IF IT IS INDEED 4% HIGHER, YOU'RE GONNA BE PAYING ABOUT AN EXTRA A HUNDRED BUCKS. 
          UH, THE SAME THING WITH THE TECH, UH, I'M SORRY, THE HOE CREEK SERVICE SYSTEM. 
          THAT IS 32 CENTS PER, UH, A HUNDRED DOLLARS ASSESSED. 
          SO IF YOU'RE CURRENTLY PAYING $1,600 ON YOUR, UH, TCO TUCKAHOE CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT TAX, YOU'RE GONNA PAY ANOTHER $60 OR SO. 
          THAT'S OUR BUDGET. 
          NOW, UH, IS THAT GOING TO HAPPEN? NOBODY HAS A PERFECT CRYSTAL BALL THAT IF PASSED THIS PRO LAW, EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY DOWN IS GONNA APPRECIATE. 
          WE'RE NOT IN A SCENARIO WHERE PROPERTY VALUES ARE DECREASING. 
          THAT'S CONSERVATIVE. 
          I KNOW MY APPRAISAL WENT UP 5%. 
          I THINK OVERALL, UH, SOME FOLKS HAVE CALLED AND EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN WHY THERE'S WENT UP 8%. 
          BUT ON AVERAGE, THIS BUDGET IS BUILT ANTICIPATING FROM JANUARY OF NEXT YEAR, UH, YOU'LL SEE A 4% APPRECIATION IN YOUR REAL ESTATE. 
          BUT WHERE ARE WE INVESTING THAT MONEY? AND I USE THE WORD INVEST, NOT SPEND BECAUSE THERE SHOULD BE A RETURN ON THIS EITHER THROUGH SERVICE OR THROUGH AN ATTITUDE OF PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          YOU FEEL SAFE. 
          UH, PUBLIC SAFETY IN SCHOOLS ARE THE TWO BIGGEST COMMITMENTS THAT THIS BUDGET MAKES. 
          UH, IF YOU ADD THOSE TWO TOGETHER, WE'RE CLOSE TO 60, 66% OF THE MONIES THAT YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO US THAT WE HAVE, IF YOU WILL TAKE IT FROM YOU. 
          UH, AND THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SPENDING INVESTIG. 
          UH, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE, UH, OVERHEAD. 
          WE NEED TO HAVE ADMINISTRATORS SO FAR, UH, UH, BUILDING PERMITS, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES ON JUST IN RUNNING AN OPERATION, A COMMUNITY, UH, A COMMUNITY LIKE GLAND COUNTY, NONE OF THIS IS WHAT I WOULD CALL EXCESSIVE, BUT IT AT THE SAME TIME, 
          [00:30:01]
IT KEEPS GOING UP. 
          I, UH, HAVE MADE NO APOLOGIES. 
          I'VE LOOKED, HOW CAN WE CUT TAXES? AND THE FACT IS, IF WE WERE TO CUT TAXES, UH, WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THIS GRAPH RIGHT THERE. 
          YOU CAN SEE OUR GENERAL GOVERNMENT'S GOING UP ABOUT 5%. 
          UH, JUDICIAL, IT'S MAYBE 3%. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING UP NINE TO 10%, AND THAT'S ONE OF MY BIG FOUR. 
          IF YOU DON'T FEEL SAFE, WHO CARES ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE? UH, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, WE'RE SEEING A 5% INCREASE. 
          GENERAL SERVICES SHOWS A DECREASE. 
          AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF SOME STRATEGIC REORGANIZATION. 
          DR. 
          LEY HAS DONE A LOT OF THE, UH, IF YOU WILL, ROUNDS AND MAINTENANCE WAS BEING DONE ON PARKS AND REC PROPERTIES. 
          SO RATHER THAN HAVE THEM UNDER GENERAL SERVICES, THEY MIGRATED OVER TO PARKS AND REC. 
          SO YOU SEE PARKS AND REC WENT UP 28%, BUT THAT'S REALLY JUST A TRANSFER OF A SERVICE GOING FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER. 
          THEY AREN'T REALLY GETTING A 28% INCREASE IS JUST REALLOCATION, UH, DEBT SERVICE. 
          WE DO HAVE DEBT. 
          WE FINANCED THE, UH, HIGH SCHOOL 25 YEARS AGO. 
          THOSE BONDS ARE ALMOST COMPLETELY PAID OFF. 
          THAT'S WHY YOU'RE SEEING A DECREASE IN DEBT SERVICE BECAUSE AS THESE BONDS MATURE, WE DON'T HAVE TO MAKE AS MANY PAYMENTS ON 'EM. 
          UM, AND THEN SCHOOLS, IT SAYS TO BE DETERMINED BECAUSE WHEN I MADE THIS SLIDE, WE DID NOT HAVE A FIRM UNDERSTANDING OR DIRECTION ON WHERE WE WERE GONNA GO. 
          AT THIS POINT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE GONNA INCREASE OUR COMMITMENT TO THE SCHOOLS BY A 4%, ABOUT A MILLION AND A HALF OR MORE THAN A MILLION AND A HALF. 
          SO YOUR MONEY IS BEING ALLOCATED, IT'S BEING INVESTED, IT'S BEING DIRECTED TO THOSE CORE SERVICES THAT THIS BOARD FEELS ARE IMPORTANT. 
          PART OF WHY WE'RE MEETING TONIGHT IS THAT YOU START TELLING US, AND WE SPECIFICALLY, IS THIS A GOOD DECISION? IT'S YOUR MONEY. 
          IT'S BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY TO ADMINISTER IT, TO INVEST. 
          IF YOU HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS, I NEED TO HEAR THAT FROM YOU. 
          UH, ONE EXAMPLE IS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          WELL, OUR SHERIFF, UH, IS REALLY LOOKING OUT FOR US AS BEST HE CAN WITH THE RESOURCES HE HAD. 
          THIS GOES BACK TO 2020. 
          SO LET'S LOOK WHAT HAPPENED FIVE YEARS AGO IN COURT RELATED SERVICES. 
          HE HAD FOUR BAILIFFS OR COURT SECURITY INDIVIDUALS, NOW WE'RE UP TO SIX. 
          AND THAT WAS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. 
          HIS FULL-TIME ON THE ROAD DEPUTIES FIVE YEARS AGO, 38 WE'RE UP TO 68 CORRECTION DETENTION. 
          WE DO A PARTNERSHIP OR A CONTRACT SERVICE WITH NOW THE MONKEY REGIONAL, UH, NOT LIBRARY, SORRY, A MONKEY REGIONAL JAIL SERVICE. 
          AND, UH, THAT THE COST OF INCARCERATION. 
          AND ALSO THERE HAVE BEEN MORE CRIMES THAT HAVE REQUIRED PRISON SERVICES. 
          ANIMAL PROTECTION. 
          WE'VE GONE FROM SEVEN TO 12 OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          SOME OF THOSE STAFF ARE IN THE, UH, ADOPTION CENTER. 
          AND THEN FIRE AND RESCUE HAS VIRTUALLY DONE GONE FROM 48 TO 91. 
          THERE'S A ROBUST VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION HERE IN THE COUNTY, BUT 13% OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN NEWLAND WORK IN NEWLAND. 
          SO IF YOU ARE, UH, WORKING AT, AT THE, I SAY THE CVS AS A PHARMACY DOWN THERE ON BROAD STREET NEAR, UH, UH, CARMAX FIELD, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO RESPOND TO THAT SIREN WHEN IT GOES OFF HERE. 
          SO WE ARE BUILDING OUR CAREER CRE IN, IN, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE. 
          WE HAVE NOT VOTED ON THE BUDGET. 
          THERE ARE CRITICAL DATES COMING UP. 
          AND SO ON TUESDAY, NEXT TUESDAY, THERE'S A PUBLIC HEARING. 
          EVERYBODY HEARS SOMETHING TONIGHT THEY DON'T LIKE. 
          OR HERE'S SOMETHING THEY DO LIKE, PLEASE COME OUT TO, UH, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND AT SIX O'CLOCK GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS, SHARE ABOUT THIS. 
          TELL US WHERE YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR MONEY BEING INVESTED. 
          ON THE 14TH, WE'RE GONNA SET THE TAX RATES. 
          UH, THOSE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED. 
          WE CANNOT INCREASE THE ADVERTISED TAX RATES. 
          WE CAN DECREASE THEM. 
          UH, BUT AS I'VE JUST SHOWN HERE, WE HAVE BUILT OR DR. 
          RAIL AND OR IN CONCERT WITH DR. 
          RAIL, WE BUILT A PRETTY TIGHT BUDGET. 
          AND THEN ON THE 5TH OF MAY, WE'RE GOING TO ADOPT THE BUDGET. 
          SO THERE'S STILL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO GIVE US GUIDANCE. 
          IT'S YOUR MONEY. 
          WE WORK FOR YOU. 
          TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ON THE SIXTH, I'M SORRY, ON THE SEVENTH. 
          UH, AND YOU CAN EMAIL US. 
          UH, JUST LET US KNOW. 
          AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO, UH, VOTE ON THOSE TAX RATES, UH, ON THE 14TH AND THEN STOP THE BUDGET ON THE FIFTH. 
          TRANSPORTATION. 
          IF I GET ONE PHONE CALL A WEEK, I GET FIVE. 
          WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ROADS? I HAVEN'T YET GOTTEN THIS ONE, BUT I'M WAITING FOR THE CALL THAT SAYS THERE'S TOO MANY SQUIRRELS IN THE ROAD. 
          WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT, UH, WHAT WE DO IS WORK CLOSELY WITH VO. 
          THE, THE ROAD SYSTEM IN GLAND IS MAINTAINED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. 
          WE ARE NOT HENRICO, WE DON'T ADMINISTER OUR OWN, UH, ROADS, BUT WE ARE PART OF A REGIONAL OPERATION. 
          UH, THE CBTA, THE CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY THAT HAS AN ADMINISTRATIVE, UH, UH, ARM 
          [00:35:01]
THAT ACTUALLY ADMINISTERS AN ADDITIONAL, UH, GAS CAPS THAT WAS, UH, CREATED, I SUPPOSE. 
          AND WE GET ABOUT $300,000 EVERY MONTH OF GAS MONEY. 
          SO IF YOU'RE BUYING GAS IN , YOU'RE HELPING PAY FOR THE ROADS HERE. 
          IF YOU'RE BUYING IT AT COSTCO, YOU'RE HELPING HENRICO. 
          YOU MAKE YOUR OWN DECISIONS THERE. 
          , UH, THE RICHMOND REGION TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATION SITS IN, IT LOOKS VISIONARY. 
          WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO FIVE YEARS FROM NOW? HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE CAN GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B AND NOT JUST WITHIN  COUNTY, BUT WE ARE A REGION. 
          WE HAVE PEOPLE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WHO WORK OUTSIDE THE COUNTY. 
          THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET TO WORK AND THEY'D LIKE TO GET HOME. 
          HOW ARE WE GOING TO, UH, ADMINISTER AND CREATE ROAD SYSTEMS THAT DO THAT IN TRANSPORTATION? WE HAD SNOW AGAIN, UH, THAT, UH, REALLY CLOSED DOWN AND AFFECT. 
          THE SCHOOLS ACTUALLY ARE STILL STRUGGLING WITH HOW DO YOU GET THE KIDS BACK UP TO SPEED WHEN THEY'VE BEEN OUT FOR A COUPLE OF EIGHT DAYS? UH, SPAGHETTI JUNCTION IS THE FIVE ROADS THAT COME IN RIGHT BY THE, UH, UH, COUNTRY CLUB, UH, RICHMOND COUNTRY CLUB, H ROAD ROUND SIX, TUCKAHOE PINES, UH, RESURFACING ROADS. 
          WHERE IS MY ROAD GOING TO BE REPAID, UH, SPEED LIMITS. 
          AND THEN THE ASHLAND 64 INTERCHANGE. 
          THE COUNTY HAS RECOGNIZED TRANSPORTATION AS AN ISSUE. 
          AND SO WE HAVE NOW A PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. 
          SO IF YOU GO TO BISHOP VA DOKEY WEST SLASH ROADS, YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND OUT EVERYTHING, BUT YOU'RE GONNA FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION THAN PREVIOUSLY HAD BEEN AVAILABLE. 
          SO, UH, AGAIN, WE ARE LOOKING TO DELIVER INFORMATION TO YOU, UH, AND AS TECHNOLOGY BECOMES MORE OF A TOOL, UH, WE'RE MAKING IT AVAILABLE TO THOSE OF YOU WHO WANT TO LOOK AT IT ONLINE OR CALL ME. 
          UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT S SNOWMAGEDDON. 
          PEOPLE SAID, WHEN IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD GOING TO BE CLEAR? BUT THERE'S A HIERARCHY AND THE INTERSTATES THAT YOU MIGHT IMAGINE ARE GOING TO BE CLEARED. 
          FIRST, THERE'S THE MOST TRAFFIC AND THERE'S, UH, SOMETIMES THE MOST NEED BOTH FROM A COMMERCE AS WELL AS UH, PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          YOU GOT YOUR STATE HIGHWAYS AND THOSE NUMBERS START FROM ONE TO 55 99. 
          SO ROUTE SIX, ROUTE TWO 50, UH, 5 22. 
          UH, THOSE ARE ROADS THAT ARE SEEN AS STATE HIGHWAYS THAT NEED TO BE CLEARED. 
          AND SO THAT'S WHERE VDOT IS ATTENDING TO, UH, UH, THE CLEARING THERE. 
          MAJOR CONNECTORS, HOCK ROAD, UH, FAIRGROUND ROAD COLLECTORS. 
          AND THEY'RE STILL THE 600 RANGE, BUT THAT WILL BE MANNEQUIN ROAD THREE, CHOP DOG TOWN ROAD. 
          AND THEN THERE'S THE NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          AND MOST OF YOUR ROADS, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE NAMES ON 'EM, YOU CAN FIND OUT THEY ACTUALLY, THE DDOS SYSTEM HAVE A NUMBER AND IT USUALLY STARTS WITH A ONE A THOUSAND. 
          SO THERE IS SOMETHING I LEARNED THAT'S PRETTY COOL, AND I JUST DID BLACK AGAIN. 
          SO NOW THEY HAVE A WEBSITE THAT SHOWED YOU REAL TIME WHERE THERE'S NO POPS ARE, I DID NOT KNOW THIS. 
          IT'S ALMOST LIKE WATCHING PAT. 
          YOU MAY REMEMBER PAT GOING AROUND EATING UP THE LITTLE COOKIES THERE. 
          IF YOU GO TO THIS WEBSITE, IT'S NOT GONNA TELL YOU WHEN IT GETS TO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT YOU'RE GONNA SEE WHERE IT IS AND MAYBE YOU CAN GO OUT OR CHOCOLATE AND DONUTS TO SNOW DRIVER IF YOU COME INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          I'M NOT SAYING THAT YOU WOULD DO THAT, BUT SO IT COULD HAPPEN. 
          SO THIS IS GO TO PLOWS, VDOT VIRGINIA.GOV PUBLIC MAP. 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS ALL ONLINE. 
          YOU CAN GET THIS AND, UH, PUT THIS IN YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. 
          THERE. 
          WHEN I TOOK THIS SCREENSHOT, THERE WERE NO SNOW PLOWS ON THE ROADS. 
          THE MAP WORKS. 
          DIDN'T SHOW ANY OUT THERE CLEARANCE KNOW THAT DIDN'T EXIST. 
          UH, SPAGHETTI JUNCTION IS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. 
          UH, IT'S RIGHT THERE. 
          AND IT'S BEEN A DISCUSSION POINT, I'M GONNA SAY FOR 10 YEARS. 
          UH, PHIL FRAZIER AND I HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AT NO DARK HUNDRED IN THE MORNING. 
          WE HAVE WATCHED THE BACKUP AND THE, AND AND THE QUEUING THAT HAPPENS WITH THAT, UH, ATTEMPT TO TURN LEFT. 
          WE HAVE THREE SCHOOLS. 
          WE HAVE COLLEGIATE FIELDS, WE HAVE ST. 
          CATHERINE FIELDS, WE HAVE BENEDICTINE AND ST. 
          RIDGE. 
          SO WE GOT FOUR SCHOOLS. 
          AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED. 
          WE JUST DON'T KNOW HOW. 
          SO CAN WE PUT A TRAFFIC CIRCLE, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL IN? SHOULD IT HAVE A ROUNDABOUT? SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE DONE, BUT I CAN'T TELL YOU TODAY WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE. 
          AND SO WHEN QUESTION AND ANSWERS COME, YOU CAN ASK PHILLIP AND HE'LL TELL YOU THE SAME THING. 
          WE'RE WORKING ON IT. 
          UM, H ROAD AROUND SIX IT'S BEEN LOOKED AT. 
          THE ANALYSIS WAS THE ISSUE WAS AT PEAK HOURS. 
          UH, WE'RE NOT, WE VDOT IS NOT SCHEDULED TO DO ANYTHING THERE. 
          I RUN MARATHONS AND SO I'M NOT KEEPING UP. 
          I MEAN WE'RE, WE'RE AT MILES WEATHER, WE STOP. 
          WE HAVE ANOTHER 14 MILES TO GO. 
          SO PHILLIP AND I ARE CONTINUING THAT DIALOGUE, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A NEED BECAUSE NOW TRAFFIC IS STARTING TO COME DOWN HERMITAGE ROAD OF SIX AND THEN COME EAST, IT'S COMING DOWN MANNEQUIN ROAD AND THEY'RE TURNING, GOING EAST. 
          IT'S, IT'S DIVERTING ITSELF. 
          AND THAT MAY BE WHAT D DOT OR TRAFFIC MANAGERS, I DON'T WANNA PICK ON DO THE TRAFFIC MANAGER SAY, WELL, THEY'RE USING OTHER ROADS AND SO THE BACKUP'S ON BAD. 
          I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO IMPROVE THAT HERE. 
          TUCKAHOE PINES HAS A RIGHT TURN ONLY EXIT AND PEOPLE HAVE SAID WHY 
          [00:40:01]
WE WOULD LIKE TO GO LEFT. 
          PART OF IT IS BECAUSE THE SPEED LIMIT'S 55. 
          THE OTHER IS, I'M JUST BEING CANDID. 
          WE HAVE SOME SEASONED AND SENIOR, UH, DRIVERS AND SOMETIMES THE REFLEXES IS NOT AS QUICK TO GET ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC AT 55 MILES PER HOUR. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE A STORAGE FACILITY THAT'S BEEN APPROVED THAT'S GOING TO CONSTRUCT HERE OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS. 
          THEY'RE PUTTING IN A SECOND, UH, ACCESS TO THAT PROPERTY. 
          SO LINE OF SIGHT, THE ABILITY TO TURN RIGHT, STILL TURN RIGHT IS GONNA BE A LITTLE BETTER, BUT UH, THERE IS NO PLAN TO MAKE THAT A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN. 
          I 64 ASHTON ROAD, WE HAVE ACTIVITY GOING ON. 
          SOMEBODY MAY HAVE HEARD THAT AMAZON IS GONNA OPEN UP A DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON ASHTON ROAD. 
          THERE'S ALSO A, UH, CONTRACT DISTRIBUTION CENTER. 
          AXIAL IS THE OWNER. 
          UH, IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME. 
          UH, IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT WEEK THOUGH. 
          THERE HAS BEEN A RIGHT TURN ONTO 64 HEADING WEST TURN ALREADY PUT IN. 
          THERE'S A TEMPORARY SIGNAL AS PUT IN DOWN JUST SOUTH, UH, JUST, I'M SORRY, NORTH OF WISE CHOICE, I WOULD GUESS IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY BAD TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAYBE AROUND 2030 WE'RE GONNA START TO SEE IMPROVEMENT. 
          BUT IT TAKES TIME. 
          IT'S BEEN FUNDED, IT'S MOVING FORWARD. 
          IT'S IN DESIGN PLAN AND I THINK IT GOES UP TO THE YEAR SOMETIME IN 2026. 
          ANOTHER PROJECT THAT ANYBODY WHO HAS, UH, TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE $7 CHEESEBURGER, HALF DOLLAR CHEESEBURGER AT AT SUNSET GRILL KNOWS THAT WHEN YOU COME UP TO THAT INTERSECTION ON TWO 50 AND SIX, UH, YOU TAKE A RIGHT AND THEN YOU TAKE A LEFT AT WELLS FARGO. 
          IF YOU WANT TO GET TO SIX FOUR, THIS, UH, EXTENSION IS GOING TO PUT A ROUNDABOUT IN DOWN BY THE VETERINARIAN OFFICE OR, UH, DR. 
          LUKE DENNIS, MY DENNIS, GOOD GUY SHANE. 
          PLUG, UH, IF YOU, UH, ARE LOOKING FOR A DENTIST. 
          SO THAT HAS BEEN, UH, APPROVED. 
          IT'S BEEN FUNDED, IT'S IN DESIGN. 
          AND WE EXPECT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, YOU WILL HAVE AN ABILITY TO COME TO A TRUE FOUR WAY INTERSECTION WITH THE SIGNAL SMART SCALE IS A FUNDING MEANS AT THE STATE LEVEL. 
          AND UH, TWO PROJECTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED ON 2 88. 
          UM, I DON'T REALLY KNOW IF PHIL PROBABLY COULD EXPLAIN THE DETAILS BETWEEN WHAT IS AN AUXILIARY LANE AND A HARD SHOULDER. 
          BOTH OF 'EM ARE USING A DISTANCE ASPHALT AND ALLOWING TRAFFIC ON THEM. 
          AND YOU HAVE MAY SEEN THIS UP IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA WHERE THEY'LL HAVE A GREEN ARROW THAT SAYS YOU CAN GO ON THIS LANE OR A RED X IT SAYS, DON'T. 
          UH, AND SO THAT IS AN ATTEMPT, NOT AN ATTEMPT. 
          THAT IS AN IMPLEMENTATION TO PUT ADDITIONAL, UH, TRAFFIC ON EXISTING ASPHALT AND, AND RELIEVE SOME OF THE CONGESTION THAT'S OCCURRING THERE. 
          IT'S BEEN FUNDED. 
          IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. 
          I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO NEIL SPOON HOUR, WHO'S THE SUPERVISOR FROM DISTRICT TWO. 
          HE SITS ON THE CBTA AND PLAN RVA BOARDS OR HAS AND HAS BEEN JUST PHENOMENAL IN GETTING THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS, UH, APPROVED SPEED LIMIT STUDIES AND SPEED REDUCTION. 
          CHIEF, WHO WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, TRAFFIC CALLING. 
          UH, THE SHERIFF ACTUALLY HAS ADVOCATED AND HAS, UH, A STUDY UNDERWAY BY DO GOING FROM THE COUNTY LINE ROUTE SIX, WHERE ANYBODY HERE, REMEMBER WHEN THERE WAS A DRIVE IN THERE? I DO. 
          UH, AND ALL THE WAY OUT TO BLAIR ROAD. 
          WHAT CAN WE DO TO LOWER IT DOWN FROM 55 AND 45 RIVER ROAD? UH, GOING PAST ST. 
          MARY'S AND ALL THE WAY PAST ST UH, I'VE ST PAST BENEDICTINE UP HERE TO THIS INTERSECTION UP HERE. 
          WHAT CAN WE DO TO CALM OR LOWER THE, UH, SPEED LIMIT THERE? A CEDAR RUN. 
          I HAD AN INTERCHANGE OR EXCHANGE TODAY WITH SOME OF THE RESIDENTS THERE THAT IS NEXT TO THE MEADOWS AND EMPTIES OUT OR INTERSECTS WITH HERMITAGE ROAD. 
          UH, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME EXCESSIVE SPEED THERE. 
          THE SHERIFF HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH VO DONE TRAFFIC COUNTS, DONE SPEED MONITORING. 
          THERE ARE METRICS THAT HAVE TO BE HIT BEFORE VO SAYS THIS MAKES SENSE TO ADJUST THE SPEED OR PUTTING SPEED BUMPS. 
          WE AREN'T THERE YET. 
          AND THEN POCKET ROAD, IT'S, I WOULD SAY EVERY THIRD WEEK SOMEBODY SAYS, WHAT CAN WE DO TO LOWER THE SPEED ON POCKET ROAD ONCE IT GETS THE METRICS, UH, HOW MUCH TRAFFIC CAN THAT ROAD HANDLE? AND, UH, IT'S NOT YET HIT THOSE NUMBERS WHERE IT'S LIKE WE'RE GONNA LOWER FROM 55 TO 45. 
          WE'RE AWARE OF IT, I'M AWARE OF IT. 
          I'M HAPPY TO CONTINUE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OI DON'T GET TO MAKE THE DECISIONS AND UH, BUT I'M NOT SHY ABOUT SUGGESTING THAT WE CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. 
          HERE'S ONE OF THOSE LONGER THAN, UH, WILL FIT ON A FORTUNE COOKIE SLIP, UH, WEB ADDRESSES IS ONLINE. 
          YOU CAN GET IT. 
          AND THIS TALKS ABOUT RESURFACING. 
          WHEN IS MY, WHEN IS MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN IS MY ROAD GOING TO BE? RE UH, I'M NOT GOING TO READ THIS VERBATIM, BUT AT OUR FEBRUARY MEETING, UH, MR. FRAZIER DID GIVE US A LIST OF WHAT IS SCHEDULED FOR REPAVING OR RESURFACING IN, UM, 
          [00:45:01]
UH, GOLAND. 
          AND WE, IT'S NOT EVERY STRETCH OF RIVER PATTERSON AND BROAD STREET. 
          AND THE REASON I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE THEY ALSO HAVE A MAP THAT YOU CAN GO ONLINE AND LOOK, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS LITTLE LASER POINTER'S NOT GONNA DO IT, BUT IF YOU GO UP AND YOU LOOK AT , THERE'S 64, HERE'S GO, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE HIGHLIGHTED AND PUT IN RED THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS OR THOSE ROWS THAT ARE SCHEDULED FOR RE UH, RESURFACING. 
          UH, THIS SCREENSHOT SHOWS THE MAP WAS NOT UPDATED THIS YEAR. 
          SO, UH, AGAIN, LOOK AT THAT VERY LONG URL YOU WERE ABLE TO GO ON AND, AND, UH, SEE FOR YOURSELF. 
          BUT, UH, GOING BACK ONE PAGE, YOU CAN SEE WINDSOR WAY, GOOSE POINT HUNTING RIDGE, QUAIL RUN, THOSE ARE SOME OF THE DISTRICT FOUR, DISTRICT FIVE ROADS THAT ARE ARE ATTENDING ARE SCHEDULED FOR RESURFACING. 
          PAUL, I MEAN, AGAIN, I I I CAN'T MAKE DO DO CERTAIN THINGS, BUT I SURE ADVOCATE, BUT I CAN'T ADVOCATE FOR WHAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT. 
          AND ALSO DON'T BE SHY ABOUT CONTACTING THE DOC DIRECTLY. 
          THEY HAVE A POTHOLE HIT SQUAD. 
          AND SO IF YOU SEE A POTHOLE, SOMETHING THAT NEEDS ATTENTION, THEY HAVE THE 800 NUMBER, YOU CAN DO THIS ONLINE. 
          AND AGAIN, THEY DO HAVE THE DASHBOARD. 
          SO AGAIN, MY INTENTION IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THESE RESOURCES AND UH, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M TALKING TOO QUICKLY, BUT I'M WATCHING TIME. 
          AMANDA ADAMS IS OUR CLERK OF THE COURT AND SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT PROBATE. 
          SHE'S GONNA TALK ABOUT TITLE SECURITY AND A CELEBRATION FOR A 200 YEAR OLD COURTHOUSE. 
          AMANDA, THANK YOU JOHN. 
          I WAS ONLY GIVEN FOUR MINUTES TO TALK. 
          I THINK JOHN WARN OVER THIS TIME. 
          SO I'M GONNA MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF. 
          SO FIRST, ONE OF MY ACTIONS HAS BEEN DEFAULT. 
          I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BIG CONCERN OF A LOT OF YOU NOW. 
          THERE IS NOTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT IT IF IT DOES HAPPEN TO YOU. 
          THERE ARE SOME STEPS THAT WE CAN TAKE, UM, TO DO SOME PROACTIVE STUFF. 
          SO WHAT I HAVE FOUND IS, UM, THAT I AM IMPLEMENTING IS THIS NEW VIRGINIA DEED FRAUD SYSTEM. 
          SO WHAT YOU CAN DO, THERE ARE SOME BROCHURES OUT IN THE LOBBY. 
          UM, THIS, IT'S VERY SIMPLE. 
          YOU JUST GO IN AND YOU CAN PUT IN EMAIL ADDRESS AND YOU CAN PUT IN UP TO 10 DIFFERENT WAYS. 
          UM, LIKE IF YOU HAVE A, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO YOUR NAME. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE YOUR NAME, LIKE YOUR FIRST NAME, MIDDLE NAME, LAST NAME, OR YOU CAN DO FIRST NAME, MIDDLE, INITIAL LAST NAME. 
          AND YOU CAN DO YOUR SPOUSES THE SAME WAY IF IT'S A, A JOINT DED. 
          AND THEN ALSO YOU WOULD NEED TO PUT IN YOUR TAX MAP NUMBER AND YOUR G PIN NUMBER AS WELL. 
          AND THEN IT IS 10 DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. 
          AND IF THERE IS ANY HITS OFF OF IT, THEN IT WILL SEND YOU AN EMAIL TO LET YOU KNOW. 
          NOW THE BEST WAY IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE TO COME TO THE COURTHOUSE AND LOOK AT YOUR D SEARCH. 
          IT, YOU CAN SEE OUR RECORDS ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 
          WE ARE OPEN EIGHT 30 TO FIVE. 
          BUT THIS IS A GOOD TOOL AND I THINK THAT THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT I WANTED. 
          SO WE CAN HAVE SOME KIND OF PROTECTION FOR EVERYBODY. 
          AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY DOES HAVE THE, UM, THE TRANSFER PROPERTY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT DOES GO OUT ONCE  AND THAT WILL SHOW ALL OF THE TRANSFERS THAT HAVE GONE ON FOR THE MONTH FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY. 
          SO THAT IS A GOOD TOOL AS WELL. 
          NOW MY BIGGEST PASSION IS PROBATE. 
          I WILL BE DOING A SEMINAR ON APRIL 24TH. 
          YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE HOW MANY PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A WILL OR DO NOT HAVE ANY TYPE OF ESTATE PLAN. 
          IT'S, IT'S VERY CONCERNING. 
          AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CITIZEN IN NEWLAND HAS SOME KIND OF ESTATE PLAN. 
          I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, IT'S NOT PRETTY, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT EVERYBODY TAKES THIS TO HEART AND REALLY DOES THINK ABOUT IT AND GO GET SOMETHING DONE. 
          UM, THIS IS A GOOD START IF YOU JUST WANT TO JUST SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE AND SEE WHAT YOUR FIRST STEPS WOULD BE. 
          SO THIS IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR IT. 
          YOU CAN JUST COME. 
          IT'S IN THE COUNTY ADMIN IN THE BOARDROOM AT ONE O'CLOCK ON APRIL 24TH. 
          AND OUR COURTHOUSE IS ACTUALLY TURNING 200 YEARS THIS YEAR. 
          SO WE WILL BE CELEBRATING IT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH. 
          I WOULD 
          [00:50:01]
INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT. 
          WE ARE GOING TO DO A BIG CELEBRATION. 
          THERE WILL BE SOME FUN THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE GOING ON. 
          HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A TIME CAPSULE THAT EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE IN. 
          UM, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE SCHOOLS, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE KIDS PARTICIPATE WITH US. 
          THERE WILL BE A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE GONNA BE GOING ON AND WE WILL HAVE A HISTORIC WALKTHROUGH. 
          SO I HOPE TO SEE EVERYBODY OUT. 
          THAT'S ALL I HAVE. 
          THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TALK FOR THESE EVENTS. 
          REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENTS ARE HOW WE RAISE, UH, OUR, OUR TAX REVENUE PRIMARILY. 
          AS YOU SAW, UH, 73% OF THE BUDGET IS COMING FROM REAL ESTATE. 
          I'M NOT GONNA SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THIS. 
          PEOPLE SAY, WHY DID MY PROPERTY VALUE GO UP? THE TAX RATE STAYS THE SAME, THE PROPERTY GOES UP. 
          SO IF YOU HAD A $500,000 HOME, YOUR APPRAISAL IS NOT MENTIONED, WE'RE PREDICTING IT'LL GO UP 4% OR BUDGETING THAT IT COULD GO UP 4%. 
          YOU NOW HAVE A HOME THAT IT'S $520,000. 
          EVEN WITH A 53 CENT STATIC RATE, YOU ARE NOW GONNA TO PAY ABOUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS MORE A YEAR IN TAXES. 
          THE SAME THING HAPPENS WITH THE GCSD THAT IT STAYS AT 32 CENTS, PUT YOUR HOME VALUE IS HIGHER IN GOIN WE ASSESS ANNUALLY. 
          NOT EVERY COUNTY DOES. 
          AND SO THERE IS, I DON'T WANT TO CALL IT A BLACK BOX, BUT THERE IS AN ALGORITHM THAT IS UTILIZED TO ADD ASCERTAINED OR OR OR ASSIGNED A VALUE TO YOUR PROPERTY. 
          UM, WHEN WAS IT BUILT? HOW BIG IS IT? HOW MUCH AC EACH IT ON? AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT IS WHAT HAVE HOUSES SIMILAR TO IT IN YOUR AREA. 
          I'LL SAY NEIGHBORHOOD SOLD FOR. 
          SO THERE IS A STATE CODE, I'M NOT GONNA READ IT. 
          YES I AM. 
          58 DASH ONE, UH, 0.1 32 59, THAT WE WILL HAVE ASSESSMENT VALUES THAT ARE NO LOWER THAN 70% OF WHAT THEY'RE SELLING FOR NO HIGHER THAN 130%. 
          AND THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN PRETTY SPOT ON. 
          NOT ACTIVE, NOT, NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, NOTHING IS, BUT YOU CAN SEE IN 23 THEY'RE HITTING 97 AND 24, THEY'RE HITTING 97. 
          AND LAST YEAR THEY WERE HITTING 98. 
          THE ASSESSMENT TO SALES RATIO. 
          SO IF YOUR NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE WAS ASSESSED FOR A HUNDRED DOLLARS AND IT SELLS FOR $102, IT'S FALLING WITHIN THAT, UH, STATE MANDATED RANGE THERE. 
          WE'VE GOT A DASHBOARD. 
          I TELL YOU DR. 
          LEY HAS DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB PULLING US, SOMETIMES KICKING AND SCREAMING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY WHERE WE HAVE MORE AND MORE DASHBOARDS WHERE YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND SEE THIS INFORMATION YOURSELF. 
          SO THE ASSESSOR'S DASHBOARD SHOWS THAT IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS, WHICH STILL IN MARCH, UH, WE WERE AT 101. 
          SO THERE'S ABOUT A 1% VARIANCE BETWEEN WHAT HOME YOU WERE ASSESSED FOR AND WHAT THEY'RE SELLING FOR. 
          SO IT'S, IT'S A REQUIREMENT BY THE STATE. 
          SO WHEN YOU HAVE ISSUES WITH YOUR ASSESSMENT, YOU CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE ASSESSOR. 
          UH, YOU CAN HAVE AN INFORMAL APPEAL. 
          YOU SIT DOWN AND SAY, HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, UH, THAT ABOVE GROUND POOL REALLY DIDN'T ADD $50,000 OF VALUE TO MY HOUSE. 
          UH, YOU CAN HAVE A FORMAL APPEAL, YOU CAN GO TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND IF YOU'RE REALLY UPSET, YOU CAN GO TO THE CIRCUIT COURT AND YOU MIGHT SAY, WHY WOULD I DO THAT? WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF APPEALS AND THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE MAYBE ISN'T APPRECIATING THIS, BUT YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT 78% OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO APPEAL OR HAD, UH, AN APPEAL IN 2024 HAD AN ADJUSTMENT. 
          UH, OF THE 125 PEOPLE HAD AN APPEAL LAST YEAR. 
          70% HAD AN ADJUSTMENT. 
          NOW THIS DOES NOT TELL YOU THAT THESE WERE ALL INCREASES. 
          SO THEY'VE APPEALED AND THEY GOT AN INCREASE. 
          THAT'S A JOKE. 
          . 
          WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT IF YOU TRULY DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOUR HOUSE HAS BEEN FAIRLY ASSESSED, THERE IS A PROCESS. 
          THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE DOES A GREAT JOB MEETING WITH YOU. 
          HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTUALLY AS THEY DID WITH ME, UH, EXPLAIN THEIR PROCESS AND, UH, I WALKED AWAY BETTER INFORMED, MAYBE NOT AS SATISFIED AS I'D LIKE TO BE, BUT BETTER INFORMED MOTION OF  IS ON A WELLNESS SING SYSTEM. 
          BUT WE DO HAVE TWO AREAS, THE COURTHOUSE AND EASTERN  THAT WE HAVE. 
          MUNICIPAL, UH, UH, UTILITIES. 
          WE ARE REALLY LUCKY, I WOULD SAY ACTUALLY REALLY SMART IN HIRING ELIZABETH MCCONNELL AS OUR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES. 
          JUST THIS LAST MONTH OR EARLIER THIS MONTH, SHE WAS NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP 250 PUBLIC SERVICE STARS IN THE COUNTRY. 
          NOT JUST VIRGINIA, BUT THE WHOLE COUNTRY. 
          AND SINCE SHE HAS JOINED TEAM  IN, IN SEPTEMBER, SHE HAS DONE SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR THE ENTIRE TIME I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD. 
          AND THAT IS DO OUR FIRE HAZARD WORK AND WE HAVE A FINITE NUMBER OF FIRE HYDRANTS. 
          WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, WE KNOW WHERE WE PUT 'EM IN, BUT 
          [00:55:01]
WE DID NOT HAVE A MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. 
          WE DID NOT HAVE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A COMBAT READY SCHEDULE SAYING YEAH, THEY ALL WORK AND THEY CAN PUT OUT FIRES OR NO, THEY DON'T. 
          SO IN STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRE RESCUE TEAM, WE HAVE THAT REPORT AND EVERY MONTH IT'S UPDATED. 
          SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ELIZABETH AND CHIEF FERGUSON WORKING AND COLLABORATING, BRINGING THAT KIND OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UH, TO BEAR FOR US HERE. 
          UH, WE DO HAVE SOME OTHER ISSUES OR PROJECTS OPPORTUNITIES, THE RIDGEFIELD BOOSTER PUMP STATION, UH, THAT IS BEING DONE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE WATER PRESSURES. 
          DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM LOWER TAHOE KNOW? WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME ROBUST CONVERSATIONS WITH THE HOA THERE AS TO, UH, WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT WATER PRESSURE? I SAW A REALLY INTERESTING REPORT AT THREE O'CLOCK O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. 
          WATER PRESSURE IN LOWER TAHOE REALLY DROPS. 
          EVERYBODY'S WATERING THEIR LAWN I GUESS AT THREE IN THE MORNING. 
          UH, AND THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION. 
          IF YOUR HOUSE NUMBER ENDS ODD NUMBER, YOU DO IT ON TUESDAY. 
          IF IT'S AN EVEN NUMBER, YOU DO IT ON THURSDAY. 
          BUT ELIZABETH AND THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IS ENGAGED. 
          THEY ARE LOOKING AT THIS AND THEY'RE MAKING, UH, CHANGES THE ADD WAR ATTACKS. 
          I GET CALLS ON THAT. 
          WHY DO WE HAVE IT? WHAT'S IT GOING AWAY, WHAT'S IT FOR? AND FOR THE BONDS THAT WERE ISSUED IN ORDER TO PAY FOR MUNICIPAL WATER SEWER IN THE SERVICE DISTRICT, WE'VE BEEN EXPANDING SOME OF THE SERVICE WITHIN THE TUCK ISLAND CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT IN THE SERVICE AREAS OF THE DPU. 
          UH, WE HAVE NEW, UH, SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE COMING ON. 
          HIGHFIELD BERG, HICKORY HAVEN, WHICH IS AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD, HAS UH, RECENTLY HOOKED UP TO THE SERVICE CONDUCTION FEES. 
          PEOPLE SAY, WHY AM I HAVING TO CONNECT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE DEPARTMENT? I'VE BEEN PAYING THE ANOR OR I'VE BEEN IN THE SYSTEM FOR YEARS. 
          I JUST HAVE NEVER CONNECTED. 
          THERE'S A RECOVERY OF COSTS. 
          I MENTIONED THE FIRE HYDRANT SERVICING. 
          AND THEN I HAVE SPENT SOME TIME WITH SEVERAL CITIZENS WHO HAD JUST EXORBITANT BILLS. 
          IT WAS LIKE, WHY IS MY BILL $400 THIS MONTH? AND SO WE INVESTIGATED, IS THERE A LEAK AT THE METER? IS THERE A LEAK INSIDE THE HOUSE? I'M NOT, AGAIN SAYING THAT THE PUBLIC, UH, UTILITIES FOLKS WILL ALWAYS DO THIS, BUT THEY WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION. 
          AND I BELIEVE THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, GET OUT OF JAIL FREE ONCE OR WHAT? WELL, UH, IF YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOFY BILL BECAUSE SOMEBODY LEFT THE BACK HOSE ALONG WHILE YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN FOR A WEEK, UH, AND THAT HAS HAPPEN. 
          WE FOUND OUT WHY THAT WATER BILL WAS SO HIGH. 
          UH, AQUA VIRGINIA IS A PRIVATE PROVIDER. 
          THEY HAVE A SERVICE IN, UH, THE PARK. 
          DAN MANNEQUIN FARMS FOR OAKS COUNTY HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE OAKS. 
          THEY HAVE, UH, THEIR OWN, UH, STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION RATE SCHEDULE. 
          AND SO THE AREAS THAT WE SERVE ARE IN THE COURTHOUSE AND IN EASTERN GOOSE, UH, I MENTIONED THE BLUE FUEL, UH, RIDGEFIELD WATER STORAGE BOOSTER STATION. 
          UH, IT IS BEING PLANNED. 
          IT WILL REQUIRE DEBT SERVICE. 
          IT'LL BE ABOUT $11 MILLION. 
          IT IS TO HELP WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S TAKING PLACE IN WEST CREEK, AS WELL AS SOME OF THOSE SERVICE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING IN, UH, SOME OF THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOODS. 
          SO WE WANT TO MEET EXISTING DEMAND. 
          WE WANT TO, UH, BE IN A FUTURE DEMAND. 
          AND, UH, AS THAT IS PROGRESSING, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE, MAKE A DECISION. 
          HOW DO WE FINANCE IT? DO WE GO TO A, A GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND OR PROBABLY NOT 'CAUSE IT'S VERY SPECIFIC TO UTILITIES, BUT THERE IS, UH, THE VIRGINIA RESOURCES AUTHORITY MAKES, UH, FUNDING AVAILABLE ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          REPAYMENT IS GONNA COME FROM THE PEOPLE WHO USE IT. 
          I'M ON A WELL SEPTIC, I'M NOT GONNA BE PAID TO REPAY IT. 
          IF YOU ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THIS NEW SERVICE, THIS EXPANDED SERVICE, THERE WILL BE AN IMPACT ON MA UTILITY. 
          I WOULDN'T WANT BE OTHERWISE, BUT TRANSPARENT ON THAT. 
          ANYBODY HERE FROM PARSI VILLAGE DISTRICT FOUR? THERE IS A CONVERSATION THAT IS A VERY, VERY KEY WORD, CONVERSATION TAKING PLACE WHERE WE WOULD HAVE A LOOP THAT GOES INTO THE HENRICO WATER SYSTEM THAT WOULD ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES SO FAR AS, I'LL CALL IT STALE WATER, AND JUST THE SITE CYCLING AND THE RECIRCULATION OF THAT. 
          IT'S NOT A DISTRICT FIVE ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ALL ONE COUNTY. 
          AND SO THERE ARE THINGS THAT OUR UTILITIES DEPARTMENT CAN BE DOING AND MAKE LIFE BETTER FOR THE PEOPLE USING THOSE SERVICES. 
          UH, WE SHOULD INVESTIGATE THEM. 
          WE'VE INVESTED ABOUT $150,000 IN SCHEMATICS. 
          AGAIN, CONVERSATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE, UH, BUT THERE IS, UH, A, A NEED IN A REQUIREMENT, WHICH MAKES SENSE. 
          AND, AND WRIGHT SAYS, YEAH, THIS MAKES SENSE AND, AND IS A BENEFIT IN SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PURSUED. 
          UH, THE REGIONAL RESIDENTIAL RATE, PEOPLE SAY, WHY HAVE MY WATER RATES GOING UP? THEY'RE GOING UP EVERYWHERE, NOT JUST IN GLAND. 
          THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THE VIRGINIA AND, AND ALSO THE CENTRAL REGION. 
          OURS IN GLAND HAVE GONE UP LESS THAN MANY. 
          UH, THAT'S STILL GOING UP, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS, AS YOU CAN SEE, CHESTERFIELD WAS GOING UP 4%. 
          [01:00:01]
UH, I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND 5% INCREASES. 
          BUT THERE IS A NEED TO COVER COSTS. 
          AND AS OUR SYSTEM GETS OLDER, THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE REPAIR AND REPLACE. 
          AND SO AGAIN, WE ARE BLESSED WITH A REALLY GOOD, UH, UTILITIES TEAM. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO KEEP US SURPRISED AT THAT. 
          THERE AREN'T GONNA BE SURPRISES. 
          MEETINGS LIKE THIS, YOU'RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY HAPPEN. 
          TAX RATES, WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH REAL ESTATE AND ? A LOT OF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN TOUCHED ON. 
          WE GOT THE 53 CENT TAX RATES LOWEST IN THE REGION. 
          IT'S BEEN THAT WAY SINCE 2007. 
          I HAVE ASKED, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE CUT THE RATE FROM 53 TO 52 CENTS? WELL, THAT WOULD DIMINISH THE REVENUE COMING INTO THE COUNTY BY ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          THEN THE QUESTION IS, WHAT MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT OR SERVICE DO WE NOT WANT TO FUND? WE WANNA TAKE IT AWAY FROM CARS AND REC. 
          WE TAKE IT AWAY FROM PUBLIC UTILITIES. 
          WELL, NOT PUBLIC UTILITIES. 
          THEY'RE SEPARATE. 
          WE WOULD TAKE FROM THE SHERIFF OR THE FIRE RESCUE. 
          WHERE DO WE NOT WANT TO COMMIT MONEY? AND I HAVE NOT GOTTEN AN ANSWER. 
          ANSWER. 
          AND I WOULD WELCOME A CONVERSATION WITH YOU. 
          SAY, HEY, I WANT A TAX CUT MORE THAN FUNDING FOR X, Y, Z. 
          AND AS YOUR VOICE ON THE BOARD, I WILL ENTERTAIN AND ASK FOR THAT CONVERSATION. 
          IF THAT IS NOT A CONVERSATION YOU WANT TO HAVE, WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE IT. 
          BUT I HAVE A, I GUESS A REFLEX OF TAKE LESS MONEY FOR TAXPAYERS. 
          I'M A SMART PERSON IN, IN MY OWN MIND, BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEND YOUR MONEY BETTER THAN YOU. 
          AND SO IF YOU KEEP YOUR MONEY, YOU DECIDE WHERE TO SPEND IT. 
          BUT I AM COMMITTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, UH, EDUCATION, AND FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS. 
          AND SO I'M GOING TO WANT TO SEE FUNDING PROPERLY THAT WILL ALLOW THOSE FOUR PRIMARILY BIG, UH, SERVICES BE, UH, THAT. 
          SO IF WE CUT IT BY A PENNY, IF YOU HAVE A $750,000 HOME, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A $75 CUT FROM YOUR TAXES. 
          AND IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT ME TO PURSUE, I'M HAPPY TO, ANYTIME YOU WANT TO CUT TAXES, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO PICK UP THE MANTLE. 
          UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT THIS EARLIER. 
          WE'RE GONNA SEE THE 4% PROJECTED INCREASE. 
          AGAIN, I'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN. 
          NOW, TACO CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT, WE HAD A CONVERSATION BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED SAYING, WELL, WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DEBT. 
          WHEN ARE WE GONNA GET RID OF IT? THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT TAX CUT BECAUSE ONCE THOSE BONDS RETIRE, THAT 32 CENTS PER HUNDRED GOES AWAY. 
          IT IS ONLY TO BE USED TO RETIRE BONDS AND FOR REPAIR REPLACED, WE CANNOT USE IT FOR SCHOOLS. 
          WE CAN'T USE IT FOR LIBRARIES. 
          WE CAN'T USE IT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          IT HAS TO GO TO RETIRE THOSE BONDS. 
          I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH, UH, I DON'T CALL HIM OUT, MR. LEVITT, HE HELPED ME MAKE SURE MY NUMBERS WERE RIGHT BECAUSE THERE WAS A PREPAYMENT OF $19 MILLION IN 2024. 
          SO AS CASH COMES IN AND IT'S NOT NEEDED FOR SOME OF THE OPERATIONS OF TECO CREEK SERVICE DISTRICT, NOT ONLY IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY, THERE HAS BEEN ACTION TO RETIRE THOSE BONDS EARLY AND IT PASSED THE PROLOGUE. 
          AND WE SEE A 6% INCREASE IN REVENUES COMING INTO THE DISTRICT BY 2030. 
          THAT THAT TAX COULD JUST BE A BAD MEMORY, UH, NOT A FUN MEMORY. 
          SO MOVEMENT IS TAKING PLACE. 
          WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT BOND TIRED OUT OF THERE. 
          AND THERE'S A LOT OF BENEFITS THAT COME FROM THAT. 
          PUBLIC SAFETY IS, IS, UH, PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I BELIEVE ANY GOVERNMENT DOES, WHETHER IT'S A FEDERAL LEVEL, NATIONAL DEFENSE, STATE LEVEL, UH, WITH UH, UH, STATE POLICE, UH, AND HERE IN THE COUNTY, MARTIN DEAN IS ON THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT HE'S ALSO A VOLUNTEER CAPTAIN WITH STATION ONE, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. 
          CAN YOU SORT OF SPEAK TO THIS A LITTLE BIT, OUR SHERIFF THIS YEAR AS WELL. 
          SO AS QUESTIONS COME UP ON WHAT ARE WE DOING AND HOW ARE WE DOING IT BOTH IN Q AND A, UH, IN PREVIOUS PART, MARK GONNA SHARE SOME INFORMATION ON PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          THANKS MR. AL. 
          I WAS GIVEN 10 MINUTES BY MR. AL TO TALK AS A FIREFIGHTER. 
          WE'RE TRAINED TO GET OUT THE DOOR IN TWO MINUTES. 
          WE'RE GONNA SHOOT FOR SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. 
          UM, THANKS FOR COMING IN TONIGHT. 
          UH, I'VE BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT, BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT SHERIFF REY AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL AS CHIEF FERGUSON AND HIS LEADERSHIP TEAM. 
          SO I'M JUST KIND OF FACING THE MOUTH FOR THE MOMENT, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT YOU WANNA TALK TO ABOUT A LOT OF THIS STUFF. 
          IT'S A GREAT YEAR. 
          IT IS A 75TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE GOLAND VOLUNTEER FIRE RESCUE ASSOCIATION. 
          THIS ORGANIZATION WAS FOUNDED BY A GROUP OF COURAGEOUS CONCERNED CITIZENS BACK IN 1951, THE THE DOVER BAPTIST CHURCH ON MANIC ROAD. 
          [01:05:02]
THEY RECOGNIZED THERE WAS NO WAY TO PUT THAT FIRE OUT AND THEY ORGANIZED THE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION. 
          SO 75 YEARS LATER, WHAT IS THE RELEVANCE OF VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU THAT IT HAS TRAINED MANY, MANY FIREFIGHTERS IN THE US PROVIDERS IN THIS COUNTY. 
          AND THAT PROVIDES RESILIENCE FOR THIS COUNTY THAT PROVIDES PREVENTION FOR THIS COUNTY AND PROVIDES ACTION FOR THIS COUNTY. 
          SO YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF EYES ON SWIVELS LOOKING FOR DANGEROUS THINGS THAT DEDICATED AHEAD TIME TO KEEP IT SAFE. 
          LOT OF PEOPLE WERE THERE TO SCALE A FIRE RESPONSE OR AN A S RESPONSE BECAUSE THEY TRAINING SERVE AND THEY'VE GOT SOME ASSETS THAT THE ASSOCIATION ABLE TO BRING TO THE TABLE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE, UH, DEPARTMENT TO USE. 
          UM, SO CELEBRATE SUPPORT THEM. 
          IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. 
          WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS. 
          I'M ALL ABOUT A VOLUNTEER. 
          YOU'RE ALL YOUNGER THAN I'M, PLEASE VOLUNTEER. 
          ALRIGHT, SO PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S TOP JOBS. 
          YOU'VE SEEN THIS SLIDE, UH, BEFORE. 
          UH, NOPE, NOT THIS ONE. 
          BUT THIS SLIDE GIVES A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON HOW MUCH THE MISSION HAS GROWN FOR EACH OF THESE TWO DEPARTMENTS OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          IT'S SLATED TO CONTINUE TO GROW. 
          AND THIS REALLY JUST SETS UP THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY SEEN, WHICH TALKS ABOUT THE RESOURCES NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THAT MISSION. 
          AND THIS IS PART OF THAT BUDGET CONVERSATION THAT MR. LYLE IS TALKING ABOUT, UM, THAT YOU CAN BE INVOLVED WITH ON APRIL 7TH OR BY CONVERSING WITH HIM IN THE MEANTIME. 
          BUT IT IS A SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT. 
          UM, A LOT OF THINGS GO INTO IT. 
          PEOPLE, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, SYSTEMS, ALL THAT NEED TO BE FUNDED. 
          SO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN QUITE A BIT. 
          SHERIFF CARI CAN SPEAK MORE ABOUT THIS STUFF, BUT EVERYWHERE SALARIES GOES UP, TRAINING IS BECOMING MORE CRITICAL. 
          THE JOB IS NOT GETTING SIMPLER. 
          TECHNOLOGY CRIMES ARE ON THE RISE. 
          UM, THEY ARE FANTASTIC AT ADDRESSING A LOT OF THESE THINGS. 
          JAIL EXPENSES HAVE GONE UP. 
          YOU ALL KNOW OUR POPULATION POPULATION HAS INCREASED. 
          UM, WE'VE ALSO CHANGED OUR POPULATION A BIT FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. 
          NOW WE HAVE MORE MULTI-FAMILY UNITS AND THEY HAVE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT PROFILE WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, ENFORCEMENT. 
          AS ALWAYS, GOVERNMENT RECEIVES UNFUNDED MANDATES AND THOSE NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. 
          AND THERE'S AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF NINE 11 DISPATCHERS THAT NEEDED AS THE NUMBER OF CALLS INCREASE. 
          ONE THING THAT'S GREAT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY, AND ONE THING THAT THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT DOES THAT I'M AWARE OF, THERE ARE MANY OTHER THINGS, IS THAT EVERY SCHOOL HAS A DEDICATED RESOURCE OFFICER. 
          FOR ME, THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S SHARING THE CULTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LAW ABIDING TO OUR YOUNGEST CITIZENS. 
          AND THAT CARRIES FORWARD AS THEY GROW. 
          AND THAT CREATES AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH PREVENTS PEOPLE BREAKING THE LAW. 
          THERE'S ALSO A GREAT PROGRAM, I THINK, ADVANTAGE OF, WHICH DOES TAKE TIME RESOURCE, AND IT'S CALLED VACATION WATCH. 
          YOU CAN ACCESS THIS THROUGH THE SHERIFF'S WEBSITE VERY EASILY IF YOU'RE GOING ON VACATION. 
          WE'VE GOT A LOT OF HOMES THAT SIT DOWN LONG DRIVEWAYS IN THE DARK. 
          THEY SEEM LIKE A PRIME PLACE FOR A CRIMINAL TO SHOW UP WHERE THEY DO WANT TO DO THAT. 
          AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL DISPATCH DEPUTIES THERE AND JUST INCREASE PRESENCE IN THE AREA. 
          AND I WOULD HAPPEN TO KNOW THEY WILL LOCK THE PERIMETER OF YOUR HOME BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT AN UNLOCKED DOOR WHEN IT'S ON VACATION. 
          SO THANK YOU SHERIFF AND YOUR TEAM FOR DOING THAT. 
          BUT THAT'S A GREAT SERVICE THEY OFFER I'D ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. 
          THEY ALSO HAVE A DRUG PAYBACK PROGRAM. 
          AS WE AGE, WE, UH, TEND TO GET A LOT MORE OF THOSE FILL BOTTLES ON OUR SHELVES. 
          THEY'LL THROW 'EM DOWN IN THE TOILET, THEY'LL THROW 'EM IN THE TRASH, DON'T SAVE THEM, THEY'LL TAKE IT BACK. 
          AND THEY DO THAT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR AND IT'S WELL ADVERTISED ON THEIR WEBSITE. 
          SO ALL THOSE THINGS REQUIRE INCREASED BUDGET, FIRE RESCUE, COMBINED OPERATION, BOTH FROM FIRE SERVICE AND AMBULANCE SERVICE. 
          UH, THE RESIDENTIAL POPULATION HAS GROWN. 
          OUR COMMERCIAL BASE IS GROWING, AND WE HAVE AN INCREASINGLY OLDER COMMUNITY. 
          UH, FOR SOME REASON GOODLAND APPEALS TO US FOLKS THROUGH OUR SEASON. 
          AS WE AGE, OUR DEMAND FOR THOSE SERVICES DOES INCREASE AND THAT DOES INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CALLS ALONG WITH THE GENERAL POPULATION AS 
          [01:10:01]
THE AREA AROSE. 
          WE ALSO HAVE INCREASED, UH, INCIDENTS ON OUR INTERSTATE IN OUR ROAD. 
          WE HAVE TO RESPOND TO, UM, VOLUNTEER POPULATION OR OUR VOLUNTEERS A HEALTHY ORGANIZATION. 
          WE HAD MORE PEOPLE JOIN THE ORGANIZATION LAST YEAR THAN WE HAD IN MANY YEARS. 
          IT'S A GREAT TRAINING GROUND FOR FUTURE PROFESSIONALS, BUT IT'S ALSO A GREAT PLACE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY. 
          AND THEY DO HELP SCALE THE ORGANIZATION AND DO STAFF THE STATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. 
          UM, WE DO HAVE AN INCREASED NEED FOR FIRE RESCUE, UH, PROFESSIONALS. 
          UH, THE CURRENT PRICE TAG IS ABOUT $129,000 A YEAR THAT OCCURS AND MODEL BENEFITS THAT GETS THEM. 
          THE EQUIPMENT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR THEM, BUT THERE ARE INCREASING NEEDS IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IN FIRE RESCUE FOR RESOURCES FROM OUR TAX BASE. 
          UM, YOU CAN SEE OUR ENVIRONMENT'S CHANGING. 
          WE, UH, CHIEF PROFIT RECENTLY HAD A TRAINING PROGRAM THAT I PARTICIPATED IN. 
          EVERYBODY ROTATES THROUGH IT. 
          WE HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO THE AMAZON FACILITY. 
          WE ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO GO TO, IN YOUR UPPER RIGHT, THAT'S THE, UH, WAREHOUSES THAT WERE BUILT ON NATIONAL ROAD THAT, UH, AT SOME POINT WE'LL HAVE STUFF IN. 
          WE'LL WAIT TO SEE WHAT, BUT THE AMAZON FACILITY IS PHENOMENAL. 
          UM, BUT IT'S ALMOST 3 MILLION SQUARE FEET AND IT'S GONNA HAVE SOME POLICY TO IT. 
          SO ALL OF THESE INCREASE IN POPULATION OF BUSINESS DO INCREASE THE DEMAND FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE RESCUE RECENTLY ADDED TO THEIR WEBSITE A PHENOMENAL DASHBOARD. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT NUMBER OF CALLS, UM, TYPES OF CALLS OR THIS ONE, WHICH IS REALLY COOL, A HEAT MAP SHOWING HOW FREQUENTLY CALLS ARE PAID TO EACH AREA OF THE COUNTY. 
          AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THE AG POPULATION IS KIND OF THE HEAT SPOTS, UM, THAT WE SEE THAT'S DRIVEN A LOT OF INCREASE IN THE IN CALL VOLUME AND NEED FOR INCREASED RESOURCES. 
          SO VISIT THAT, UH, DASHBOARD SQ WEBSITE IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION ON NOVEMBER. 
          UH, WHAT ARE MY GLASSES ON? THAT'S AN EIGHTH. 
          I MISSED THAT CALL BY ONE DAY. 
          UM, THERE WAS A CALL ON THE TWO EIGHTY EIGHT BRIDGE OVER THE JAMES RIVER AS A PRACTICE FIRE RESCUE ON ANY, ANY, UH, ON ROAD EMERGENCY PUTS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, THE HEAVIEST PIECE, USUALLY AS A BLOCKING APPARATUS TO KEEP FOLKS FROM RUNNING INTO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. 
          FOR SOME REASON, DRIVERS ARE LIKE LOST TO A FLAME WHEN THEY SEE THOSE FLASHING RED LIGHTS. 
          THERE'S STEERING WHEELS POINTS. 
          THIS, THIS FIRE ENGINE IS TOTAL, UH, THE REPLACEMENT COST ON THAT IS NORTH OF A MILLION DOLLARS. 
          UM, I SHARED THIS IN THE NEXT SLIDE WITH YOU TO REMIND YOU PERSONALLY AND ALSO BE VERY AWARE THAT THERE ARE THE CHIEF FERMAN, MIKE, MISS, MISS. 
          BUT THERE ARE FIVE DS. 
          THERE IS DISTRACTED DRIVERS, DROWNING DRIVERS, DRUNK DRIVERS, DRUG DRIVERS, AND DOMO DRIVERS DONING ANY THE FIVE AND WATCH OUT FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO BE SHARE. 
          UM, BUT WE'RE THERE TO PROTECT YOU. 
          AND SOMETIMES THAT'S SACRIFICE. 
          REUS, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE WE'VE HAD HIT WALKING EMERGENCY SCENE, BUT ON FEBRUARY AND FEBRUARY WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN, AGAIN, TO ACCOMPANY ONE ENGINE. 
          AND THIS WAS A RESERVE ENGINE. 
          SO THIS WAS AN INCIDENT ON, UH, ROUTE SIX. 
          AND, UH, SOMEBODY WOULDN'T PAY ATTENTION. 
          THIS ONE HAPPENED TO BE DRUGS AND, UH, TO THE ENGINE. 
          THIS ONE IS NOT TOTAL, BUT A VERY EXPENSIVE PARENTS, BUT WITHOUT SERVICE AND NOT YET BACK IN SERVICE. 
          SO IT ES SOME OF THE RESOURCES. 
          SO I SHARED THIS WITH YOU JUST TO SAY, BE CAREFUL. 
          OKAY? KEEP YOUR HAND ON THIS ROOF. 
          NEXT THING WE'LL TALK ABOUT IS FIRE STATION SEVEN NEAR AND DEAR TO THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT'LL BE PLACED RIGHT, UH, ON POCKET ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TUCK CREEK PARKWAY. 
          UM, THAT IS THAT END PAUSE. 
          IT IS NOW UNPAUSED AND IT'S AN ACTIVE PROJECT. 
          UM, SHORTLY THE ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING CONTRACT FOR THAT WILL BE AWARDED. 
          UM, IT APPEARS THAT THAT WILL BE AWARDED TO THE SAME FIRM THAT DESIGN STATION E. 
          SO THERE ARE SOME ECONOMIES OF SCALE. 
          THE COUNTY IS REALIZING AS A RESULT OF USING THAT SAME, UH, FIRM, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, KURT WAS WORKING OUT HOW TO FUND THAT. 
          SO IF YOU HAVE IDEAS OR DONATIONS, 
          [01:15:01]
TALK TO MR. WILD TAXES. 
          WELL, THE TAXES ARE NOT DONATIONS. 
          , THEY'RE COMPULSORY. 
          OTHERWISE, SHERIFF C WOULD SHOW UP. 
          NO, YOU DON'T NEED TESTING COMPULSORY. 
          THIS IS JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE, UH, EARLY DRAFT, UH, AND RENDERING OF STATION SEVEN. 
          SO YOU'LL, UH, OVER TIME START SEEING SOME ACTIVITY ON. 
          SO WE TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF NUMBERS. 
          WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF OUR NUMBERS. 
          WE'VE SEEN SOME OTHER THINGS. 
          WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING ON PUBLIC SAFETY. 
          WHEN I WAS IN BUSINESS, I WAS KEENLY AWARE THERE WERE INPUTS YOU PUT IN THE SYSTEM, PUT PUT IN PROCESSES WE PUT IN. 
          I HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. 
          BUT I, WHEN I REALLY FOCUSED ON WHAT DO WE GET FROM IT, RIGHT? SO HOW DO YOU MEASURE SAFE? IT'S A DIFFICULT THING TO DO, BUT I WOULD SUBMIT STRONGMAN IS A VERY SAFE PLACE TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AND FOR YOUR FAMILY TO LIVE YOUR LIVES. 
          IT'S NOT ONLY SAFE TODAY, BUT THE CULTURE OF SAFETY IS BEING INSTILLED IN OUR YOUTH BY SHERIFF PERSON'S ORGANIZATION AND CHIEF FERGUSONS ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEING INSTILLED IN THE VOLUNTEERS EXECUTIVE TRAINING. 
          AND HOPEFULLY I STILL IN YOU PRESENTATIONS, LIKE TO PAY ATTENTION ON THE ROADS, NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS. SO BE ENGAGED, BE INVOLVED IN YOUR ATTENTION HERE AND APPRECIATE IT. 
          I HAVE ONE MORE SLIDE TO SHARE, WHICH IS A GREAT JOINT. 
          WE'RE FORTUNATE IN THIS COUNTY TO HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP IN BOTH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND FIRE RESCUE. 
          AND ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WAS RECENTLY AWARDED THE CHIEF OFFICER OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH. 
          AND YOUR APPLAUSE SAYS IT ALL. 
          SO SOMEWHERE IN TWO 10 MINUTES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, AT THE LAST COMMON HALL MEETING IN SEPTEMBER, A LOT OF FOLKS SHOWED UP AND THEY WERE GONNA TALK ABOUT SOMETHING CALLED THE TECHNOLOGY OVER THE DISTRICT. 
          AND THAT, UH, APPREHEND COURSE. 
          AND PART OF WHAT MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF ARE INTERESTED IN DOING IS LOWERING YOUR TAX BURDEN. 
          AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT BY GROWING THE COMMERCIAL BASE. 
          IT DOESN'T ALL HAVE TO BE IN THE TECHNOLOGY OVERLAY DISTRICT. 
          UH, WE HAVE BROUGHT ON A NEW MEMBER OF THE TEAM, UH, SARAH WORLEY, WHO HEADED UP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS NOW A DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. 
          UH, SHE HAS NOT LOST HER JOB. 
          SHE'S A GREAT RESOURCE. 
          SHE HAS GIVEN GUIDANCE AND, UH, ENCOURAGEMENT TO OUR EFFORTS. 
          AND A LOT HAS BEEN GOING ON. 
          I'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES THE AMAZON DISTRIBUTION CENTER ON A ASHTON ROAD, THE AXIAL DISTRIBUTION CENTER. 
          YOU SAW SOME OF THE PICTURES. 
          IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO GETTING A CERTIFICATE OF AUTOPSY, WHICH MEANS THAT THEIR TAXES ARE GOING TO CHANGE TO THE POSITIVE. 
          UH, BUT LILY IS COMING. 
          THEY HAVE, UH, I BELIEVE FILED THEIR PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT. 
          UH, SO THEY, THEY'RE COMING. 
          UH, AND IF YOU DRIVE ANYBODY DRIVE DOWN WEST CREEK AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE TIMBER THAT'S NO LONGER THERE THAT USED TO BE THERE, UH, THERE IS A LOT OF ACTIVITY GOING ON WITH THE WEST CREEK, WEST CREEK COMMERCE CENTER. 
          AND THEN AMAZON HAS A SECOND DIS, UH, DISTRIBUTION CENTER THERE, WHICH WOULD BE THE SMALL VANS THAT ACTUALLY BRING YOU, YOUR, YOUR COFFEE, YOUR TCHOTCHKE, WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU ORDERED ONLINE. 
          WE HAVE A HONDA DEALERSHIP RIGHT ON THE COUNTY LINE. 
          THEY UNFORTUNATELY THINK THAT THEY ARE IN SHORT PUMP, BUT THEIR TAXES ARE COMING TO GOOSE HOMES. 
          YES, COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. 
          CROSS THE ROAD FOR ME. 
          I LIVE ON MANNEQUIN ROAD, UH, UH, DOPER HALL EXPERIENCES AND SEVEN 80 VINEYARD. 
          UH, DOVER HALL WAS NAMED BY CON CONDE NAS, NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE AS THE PREMIER WEDDING DESTINATION IN THE COUNTRY. 
          SO WE ARE A TALL COTTON WHEN IT COMES TO SOME OF THOSE RECOGNIZED, UH, FACILITIES OUT THERE THAT ARE TOURISM AS WELL AS, UH, THEIR TASTING RATE IS UNDERWAY. 
          AND IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR US TO, UH, UH, VISIT IN, IN THE NOT TWO DISTANT FUTURE HGB, PUTTING A-U-S-D-A, UH, PROCESSING PLANT FOR, FOR BOTH BEEF AND PORK, UH, IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. 
          UH, BURKE AND HERBERT, WHICH IS A NORTHERN VIRGINIA BANKING INSTITUTION, IS PUTTING ITS FIRST FACILITY IN DOWN THAT BY THE RESIDENTS IN, UH, SEVEN BREW COFFEE, I GUESS IS COMING IN TO DO BATTLE AT THE STARBUCKS. 
          AND THEN THE EDA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY IS ALSO INVESTING MONIES TO HELP GET PROPERTY TO WHAT 
          [01:20:01]
THEY, WHAT IS TERM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TIER FOUR. 
          AND THAT MEANS MANY OF THE FUNDAMENTALS THAT INVOLVE, UH, WHAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, WHAT IS THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT KIND OF PRE-WORK IS BEING DONE SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE A MOVEMENT, WHEN WE HAVE FILL IN THE BLANK, X, Y, Z COME, WE CAN SAY, THIS FACILITY, THIS SITE IS ALREADY READY. 
          'CAUSE WE'VE DONE THE ENVIRONMENTALS, WE'VE LOOKED AT TRAFFIC IMPACTS. 
          UM, LET'S, LET'S, LET'S MAKE A DEAL. 
          AND THE PROPERTY TAXES, ONCE AGAIN, WE MOVE TOWARDS AND WORK TOWARDS THAT. 
          70 30 IS, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE AT ABOUT 18 AND A HALF VERSUS, UH, EIGHT TWO. 
          I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S NOT NEAR THE 70 30 THAT WE WOULD LIKE. 
          ONCE AGAIN, THE MORE COMMERCIAL TAXPAYERS WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY, UH, THE LESS WE AS HOMEOWNERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY. 
          UH, THE ROCKVILLE OPPORTUNITY CORRIDOR, WHICH IS A LOT OF 6 23, UH, IS, UH, DEVELOPING. 
          IT'S BUSY. 
          THERE ARE OTHER CONVERSATIONS GOING ON. 
          I'VE BEEN TOLD, UH, I'M NOT IN THOSE MEETINGS, BUT UCHIN IS BECOMING A KNOWN RESOURCE. 
          AND AGAIN, WE GET A CORNERSTONE LIKE LILY COMING TO THE COUNTY. 
          I DON'T KNOW WHO MAKES THOSE LITTLE JAIL CAPS THAT MEDICINE GOES INTO, BUT THAT WOULD BE AN IDEAL BUSINESS TO GO IN RIGHT NEXT DOOR. 
          AND THEY CAN LITERALLY JUST SHUTTLE THOSE GEL CAPS ACROSS THE ROAD TO, TO THE BUILDING. 
          SO THOSE KINDS OF SYNERGISTIC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS, IS TAKING PLACE. 
          AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES. 
          YOU'VE GOT THE AXIAL, YOU'VE GOT AMAZON, UH, THE WEST CREEK COMMERCE CENTERS HAVING A, A GROUND BREAKING HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. 
          UH, THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN . 
          AND AGAIN, THIS IS NOT BY ACCIDENT EEDA, UH, AND THE BOARD SUPERVISORS, WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR COMMERCIAL CAP SPACE FREEZE. 
          I WE ARE A LITTLE LONG, BUT I'VE GOT 10 TOPICS IN FOUR MINUTES AND IT'S EVERYTHING. 
          I'VE BEEN GOT GOTTEN CALLS ON THE REFERENDUM. 
          WHAT ARE PROFFERS LIBRARY KIOSKS? UH, THE REYNOLDS CAMPUS. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA GO BANG, BANG, BANG ON THIS. 
          AND ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS ALL GOING TO BE ONLINE AND AVAILABLE TO YOU. 
          THE REDISTRICTING REFERENDUM. 
          IT'S APRIL 21ST AND UH, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL AND THE WASHINGTON POST BOTH AGREE, THIS IS A SINGLE PARTY'S APPROACH TO MAKING A REDISTRICTING TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. 
          IT'S BEING JUSTIFIED. 
          AND I'VE TALKED TO MY FRIENDS WHO ARE IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. 
          I'VE TALKED TO MY FRIENDS IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. 
          I THINK YOU FOLKS KNOW I RAN AS AN INDEPENDENT THIS LAST CYCLE. 
          I AM A LIBERTARIAN WITH REPUBLICAN TENDENCIES. 
          I WANT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR LIFE. 
          I WANT TO TAKE AS LITTLE OF YOUR MONEY AS I POSSIBLY CAN. 
          I WANT TO LET YOU LIVE MORE LIVES AS BEST YOU WANT. 
          BUT I WORKED THE POLLS IN 2020 AND I WORKED WITH DEMOCRATS, I WORKED WITH REPUBLICANS, I WORKED WITH VIRTUALLY EVERYBODY ACROSS THE SPECTRUM TO GET A NON-PARTISAN REDISTRICTING AMENDMENT INTO OUR STATE CONSTITUTION. 
          UH, YOU HAD COMMON CAUSE YOU HAD, UH, YOU HAD THE LEGAL WOMEN VOTERS ALL SAYING THIS NON-PARTISAN APPROACH TO REDISTRICTING IS THE RIGHT WAY TO GO. 
          NOBODY HAS COME TO ME AND SAID, WE GOT A PROBLEM IN , OR WE GOT A PROBLEM IN VIRGINIA WHERE WE HAVE TO CHANGE HOW WE REDISTRICT. 
          THIS IS ALL REACTING TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN OTHER STATES. 
          AND I DON'T WANT TO BE PARIAL OR, OR, OR TUNNEL VISION. 
          I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN TEXAS. 
          I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE DOING IN CALIFORNIA. 
          I WANT NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING HERE IN VIRGINIA. 
          I'M VOTING. 
          I LIKE, I WOULD BUY CERTAIN TUR THE RESTAURANT, BUT I DON'T WANT LOBSTER AS MY PROGRESSION DISTRICT RIGHT DOWN HERE. 
          THAT LITTLE HOUSE, THAT'S GOOD. 
          THIS IS WHAT THE REDISTRICTING PLAN PUT IN PLACE. 
          WE'D JUST BE A LOBSTER BEING BOY. 
          UM, AND, AND I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY. 
          WE UNDERSTAND WE'RE GONNA DISAGREE WITHOUT BEING DISAGREEABLE, BUT THIS IS NOT WHAT I THINK IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF VIRGINIA. 
          AND THAT'S WHERE I'M APPROACHING THIS PROFIT MONEY. 
          THAT IS A VOLUNTARY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE DEVELOPERS PAY WHEN THEY COME INTO THE COUNTY. 
          THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE CHANGES, THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE TRAFFIC, THEY'RE GONNA PUT PERHAPS SOME ECONOMIC STRESS ON OUR SCHOOLS, ON OUR FIRE AND RESCUE. 
          AND SO WE RECOGNIZE THAT, UH, WE ARE REWORKING OUR MODEL. 
          AND NOW WE PUT A VALUE ON WHAT DOES AN AGE RESTRICTED COMMUNITY DO TO EMS. UH, WHAT IS THE IMPACT ON SCHOOLS AGE RESTRICTED COMMUNITIES, NOT MUCH ON SCHOOLS, AGE RESTRICTED COMMUNITIES OR AMBULANCE CALLS. 
          SO WE HAD 28 NEW KINDERGARTNERS, UH, IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED. 
          AND THAT WAS NOT ORGANIC. 
          WE DIDN'T HAVE A REALLY HIGH BIRTH RATE WITH GROUPS IN UH, COMMUNITY. 
          WE HAD PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE COUNTY. 
          SO HOW DO WE OFFSET THOSE CAPITAL EXPENSES THROUGH THE 
          [01:25:01]
PROPERTIES? AND WE ARE WORKING HARD WITH A GROUP THAT IS GONNA PUT THE PROPER WEIGHT ON THESE FACTORS AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD 138 HOME SUBDIVISION, WE ANTICIPATE THIS NUMBER OF STUDENTS. 
          WE ANTICIPATE THIS NUMBER OF, UH, EMS CALLS. 
          THIS IS GOING TO REQUIRE US OVER BILL ADDITIONAL CLASSROOMS OR ADD ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, WHETHER IT'S A A, A, A TRUCK OR SOME OTHER SERVICE, UH, THAT IS GOING TO, UH, KEEP OUR LEVEL OF SERVICE WHERE IT IS AND NOT DIMINISH IT. 
          I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO ADVISE SOMEBODY TO COME TO GOULAM AND SAY, BY THE WAY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET VERY GOOD FIRE RESCUE SERVICE OR YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE VERY GOOD SCHOOLS. 
          I THINK WE NEED TO LIVE UP AND SAY, WHEN YOU WELCOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, THEY'RE GONNA GET WHAT THEY WOULD HOPE OR EXPECT. 
          EVERY ROAD IN THIS COUNTY IS GONNA SEE MORE TRAFFIC. 
          NO ROAD IN THE COUNTY IS GONNA SEE LESS TRAFFIC. 
          WHAT IS THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS COME IN? UH, SO IT IS VOLUNTARY. 
          THERE ARE THE FOUR BIG AREAS, SCHOOLS, FIRE, ROADS, PARKS, UH, IT USED TO BE YOU HAVE LIBRARIES IN HERE AS WELL. 
          THAT'S NO LONGER ONE. 
          WE HAVE OLD PROFFERS, WE HAVE NEW PROFFERS. 
          DR. 
          BRALEY ONCE AGAIN HAS TAKEN ON A SIGNIFICANT INITIATIVE. 
          AND I BELIEVE NEXT MONTH WE WILL HAVE A COMPLETE ACCOUNTING, A FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AS TO HOW MUCH MONEY HAS COME IN, WHERE HAS IT BEEN ALLOCATED, WHAT IS LEFT, AND WHERE COULD IT BE DONE, UH, MOST EFFICIENTLY TO THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE HERE IN THIS COMMUNITY IF THE NEW PROFITS ARE RELEGATED BY OUR REGION, EAST, CENTRAL, AND WEST. 
          SO AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IN EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, PROFIT MONEY WILL BE DEDICATED TO EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. 
          THAT IS A A ORDINANCE. 
          IT'S NOT A CHOICE, IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE. 
          WE HAVE, WHERE'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PON REGIONAL LIBRARY OUT STAND OUT SO PEOPLE CAN SEE WHO HERE HAS A LIBRARY CALLED? OKAY, THEY'RE FREE AND THERE'S GREAT BENEFIT TO IT. 
          YOU KNOW, YOU CAN READ TIMES DISPATCH ONLINE FOR FREE WITH A MONKEY REGIONAL LIBRARY CARD. 
          WE ARE, THEY ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN HAVE, UH, WHAT I'LL CALL SMART KIOSK SYSTEMS WHERE YOU GO ONLINE AND SAY, I'D LIKE THE LATEST TOM PLANS, WHETHER HE'S NOT WRITING BEFORE. 
          SO I WANT THE LATEST NOVEL THAT I WANT TO READ AND IT WOULD COME TO THIS KIOSK. 
          I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION. 
          THE LIBRARY HAS HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE BROADWAY SHOPPING CENTER, THE FOOD BUYING NEXT TO THE A BC STORE THAT HELPS. 
          UM, AND SO THERE, THERE, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY NOW FOR US TO UTILIZE THE ONLINE BOOK ORDERING SYSTEM, HAVE THE BOOKS COME CLOSER TO US. 
          AND FOLKS, LET ME TELL YOU, IT IS ABOUT A 12 MINUTE DRIVE TO THE COURTHOUSE. 
          IT IS NOT A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. 
          YOU DON'T NEED A PASSPORT. 
          I DO IT ALL THE TIME AND IT IS A GREAT LIBRARY, UH, FACILITY OUT HERE. 
          BUT IN THIS DAY AND AGE, IF AMAZON AND NEXT DAY DELIVERY, I REALLY APPLAUD THE LIBRARY FOR LOOKING AT DOING THIS. 
          AND, AND I HAVE TO KEEP GOING HERE. 
          SO WE HAVE A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN, UH, UH, THE COURTHOUSE AREA AND, UH, IT'S NOT DOING ANYTHING. 
          THE LAST, UH, HORTICULTURE OR UH, CLASS WAS TAUGHT THERE LAST YEAR. 
          IT'S NOW DOWNED TO REDWOODS CAMPUS ON PAR ROAD. 
          WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO WITH THOSE 99 ACRES? UH, DELEGATE NAVAR HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN THAT THE VIRGINIA CENTER FOR ADVANCED PHARMACEUTICAL MED MANUFACTURING, AND I'M NOT EVEN GONNA TRY AND SAY THAT ACRONYM IS LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING A PHARMACEUTICAL STUDIES, A A PHARMACEUTICALS PROCESS THERE THAT WE USE A REALLY HANDSOME FACILITY. 
          I MEAN, THERE IS A LOT THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THAT. 
          AND WITH LILY COMING WITH ASTRAZENECA AND ALMAR COUNTY, WE'VE GOT OPERATIONS, THE PHARMACEUTICALS IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND AND ALSO DOWN IN PETERSBURG. 
          WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THIS WILL TAKE LEGS AND WE'LL SEE PEOPLE STUDY, UH, THE PHARMACEUTICAL LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY, THE RIGHT, UM, KIND OF ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR. 
          ALRIGHT, WE GOT TWO POWER LINES THAT ARE, UH, BEING DISCUSSED HERE IN THE COUNTY. 
          ONE IS COMING DOWN AND PUTTING IN A SUBSTATION, UH, IN WEST CREEK. 
          AND THAT SHOULD NOT BE A SECRET TO ANYBODY THAT REALLY NEEDS THAT KIND OF ENERGY SUPPORT. 
          UH, VIRGINIA DOMINION, OR I WAS ABOUT TO CALL  WHEN THAT'S REALLY OLD, BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S DOMINION ENERGY HAS FILED A PLAN WITH THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION. 
          MY PHONE HAS NOT GONE YET ON SOMEONE SAYING, I DON'T LIKE THIS PLAN. 
          'CAUSE IT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN 2 8 8. 
          I MEAN, IT IS ABOUT AS NON-INVASIVE AS A SUPPOSED CAN BE. 
          THIS IS, UH, IF YOU FOLLOW ON THE RIGHT, MY RIGHT, YOUR LEFT, I'M NOT SURE. 
          BUT THE, THE KIND OF AQUA LINE IS WHAT THEY HAVE SAID IS THEIR PREFERRED. 
          SO IT'S COME DOWN, IT JUMPS OVER 2 88 AND THEN IT TURNS PINK AND IT COMES DOWN TO THAT SUBSTATION RIGHT HERE WHERE THE LEASE, 
          [01:30:01]
UH, PLANT FACILITY IS GONNA CARRY. 
          IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS, IT'S STILL AN OPEN. 
          AND I THINK WE HAVE A, A DOMINION VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVE HERE TONIGHT. 
          IF I NEED TO DIAL A FRIEND ON QUESTION AND ANSWER, I, I'M SURE I'LL ASK JULIE ON THIS. 
          UH, THERE'S ALSO ONE IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, AND THIS ONE HAS REALLY, UH, BEEN IN THE NEWS. 
          I THINK CHANNEL 12 HAD A A PIECE ON IT LAST NIGHT. 
          IT'S A 765 KILOVOLT TRANSMISSION LINE THAT IS NOT GOING TO SERVICE INDUSTRY. 
          IT'S GOING TO WHEEL POWER PRETTY MUCH FROM LYNCHBURG UP TO . 
          AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE VIRGINIA IS GROWING, MORE PEOPLE ARE MOVING TO THE COMMONWEALTH. 
          MORE PEOPLE NEED ENERGY HERE. 
          AND SO HOW DO WE GET IT FROM POINT A TO POINT B? AND IT'S THESE LARGE, UH, MEGA, UH, CHEMICAL MINES THAT DO, THERE WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING MONDAY NIGHT, UH, OUT AT THE, UH, AG CENTER IN CENTRAL GOLAND. 
          THERE AREN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SAY THIS IS A GOOD IDEA. 
          I'M NOT SAYING IT'S A BAD IDEA TO WILL POWER TO WHERE IT'S NEEDED. 
          THEY'RE SAYING NOT THIS PLAN. 
          UH, ON THE SEVENTH, THE BOARD IS GOING TO VOTE ON A RESOLUTION, EXPRESSING THAT OPINION THAT THERE IS A BETTER WAY TO DO THIS. 
          IT IS NOT A GOOD PLAN AS BEEN PRESENTED. 
          UH, IF YOU WANTED TO KIND OF LOOK AT A, A MORE, I GUESS, STICK PERSON VERSION OF IT, THE YELLOW, BLUE, BOTH ARE OPTIONS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED. 
          THEY WOULD GO THROUGH, GO ON, THE ORANGE WOULD GO THROUGH FNA AND ALL OF 'EM GO THROUGH THE WEA. 
          SO THIS IS AN OPEN COMMENTARY PERIOD. 
          IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON IT. 
          I, I'M NOT GONNA BE UNKIND, I HOPE, BUT WHEN THE TOD WAS UNDER DISCUSSION, I DIDN'T GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. 
          NOW THAT THIS IS BEING DISCUSSED, I'M NOT GETTING A LOT OF PHONE CALLS FROM THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, AND I HOPE IT'S NOT A, NOT IN MY BACKYARD SCENARIO. 
          WE'RE A COUNTY, WE'RE A T. 
          AND SO IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS, GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT, PLEASE SHARE WITH ME. 
          UH, I WANT TO KNOW, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEEDS TO BE AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSED, UH, IN, IN THAT WE DON'T WANT THIS COMING THROUGH? GOOD. 
          I'M A FARM BUREAU DIRECTOR IN THE COUNTY. 
          THIS WILL IMPACT AGRICULTURAL LAND. 
          UH, I I THINK THERE'S A BETTER SOLUTION OUT THERE. 
          I DON'T HAVE THAT BETTER SOLUTION. 
          SO I'M VERY HESITANT TO CRITICIZE AND SAY, DON'T DO IT, DO SOMETHING ELSE. 
          BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. 
          BUT I WOULD REALLY WELCOME YOU. 
          UH, HOCK ROAD IS, IT'S CALLED THE HOCKET ROAD EIGHT. 
          AND, AND SO THE COUNTY HAS OWNED THIS PROPERTY FOR DECADES. 
          AT WHAT TIME IT WAS GOING TO BE, UH, A SCHOOL ANOTHER TIME. 
          IT SAID, WELL, WE'LL PUT A CONVENIENCE CENTER IN THERE, WHICH IS A, A REFUSE COLLECTION CENTER. 
          UH, AND THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION, SHOULD WE PUT IN A, UH, PARK? WELL, UH, THE PARKS AND REC FOLKS HAVE TAKEN THAT QUESTION TO HEART AND THEY'VE DEVELOPED A SCHEMATIC THAT SAYS, WELL, IF WE WERE TO PUT A PARK IN HERE, WHAT MIGHT IT LOOK LIKE? AND SO SOME, SOME OF THE MONEY HAS BEEN INVESTED AND COME UP WITH THIS PLAN, THIS, UH, SCHEMATIC THAT SAYS, WELL, THIS 80 ACRES COULD SUPPORT A PARK AND IT MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS. 
          THE REALITY IS WE HAVE ZERO MONEY BUDGETED FOR THIS. 
          WE DO HAVE ABOUT 800,000 PROFITABLE. 
          THAT COULD START THE PROCESS AND IT MAY START WITH A, A TRAIL, A WALKING TRAIL. 
          BUT IF THERE IS A DESIRE, AND I HEAR IT, SO I'M SAYING THERE IS TO HAVE A PARK IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, LET ME KNOW. 
          CALL ME, TELL ME, HELP ME DELIVER ON WHAT YOU FOLKS WOULD LIKE TO SEE DONE. 
          AND SO RIGHT NOW THE PLAN IS LET'S PURSUE HAVING A PARK THERE. 
          AND THE PARK MAY INCLUDE A COMMUNITY, UH, THE, UH, BUILDING. 
          I MEAN, WE WON'T HAVE TO TRESPASS ON BENEDICTINE'S. 
          GOOD GRACES TO ME. 
          YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A COUNTY OWNED FACILITY. 
          I DO. 
          THERE'S A NEW GIS I'M A GEEK. 
          I LIKE NUMBERS. 
          I LIKE, UH, THINGS THAT HELP ME LEARN STUFF. 
          AND SO IF YOU GO ONTO THE COUNTY WEBSITE, GRUSON VA US, YOU WILL SEE ON THE FAR RIGHT A BUTTON THAT SAYS GIS. 
          AND IF YOU GO ON THAT GIS YOU CAN FIND ALL KINDS OF NEW STUFF. 
          IT TOOK ME TWO HOURS, MR. WINFREY AND I, I THREW A TWO HOUR OR TWO TOUR ON IT AND WE JUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE. 
          BUT IF YOU WANT AN AREA PHOTOGRAPH, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE TAX DATA IS, WHAT THE HISTORY IS, WHAT THE LAND USE IS, HOW FAR IS THAT PROPERTY FROM AN INTERSECTION, ALL OF THAT CAN BE DONE. 
          SO AGAIN, THIS IS INFORMATIONAL. 
          I'M NOT GONNA TRY AND GIVE YOU A TUTORIAL, BUT GO ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, OUR GIS TEAM WOULD BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN AND, AND, AND GIVE YOU MORE SPECIFICS. 
          THERE ARE BUTTONS. 
          I MEAN, IT'S, YOU WON'T WANT TO WATCH TV THAT NIGHT. 
          YOU GONNA PLAY WITH THIS ALL NIGHT. 
          UH, WE HAD A STORM SNOWMAGEDDON, I CALLED IT. 
          IT'S NOW REALLY CALLED WINTER, YOUR STORM FIRST. 
          AND WE HAVE ABOUT $480,000 IN UNBUDGETED EXPENSES. 
          UH, WE, UH, THE 
          [01:35:01]
SCHOOLS ARE ALSO WRESTLING WITH THAT 'CAUSE THE KIDS WERE IN SCHOOL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, UH, MORE THAN A COUPLE. 
          SO WE HAD SOME VEHICLES THAT WERE INJURED. 
          WE HAD SOME ANIMALS THAT HAD TO COME INTO THE ANIMAL SHELTER. 
          UH, WE HAD A WATER LEAK THERE. 
          ANYBODY HERE FROM LOWER CAHO MYSTIC, ANYBODY WANT MYSTIC LANE? WE HAVE MAIN WATER BREAK DOWN THERE ALL DUE TO FUR. 
          SO WE ARE A WELL-RUN COUNTY FISCALLY, WE HAVE RESERVES. 
          WE'RE GONNA PAY THESE BILLS. 
          THEY WEREN'T BUDGETED. 
          AND SO, UH, JUST BE AWARE THAT MOTHER NATURE DOES NOT ALWAYS PLAY NICE. 
          AND YET YOU SHOULD BE COMFORTABLE. 
          AS MR. DEAN SAID, THIS IS A SAFE COMMUNITY. 
          WE DO APPRECIATE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENCE IS IMPORTANT TO US. 
          CONSERVATION EASEMENTS HAS SPENT 12 YEARS ON THE MON BOARD. 
          THOSE NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, THE COUNTY HAS ADDED A PAGE ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE EXPLAINING HOW CONSERVATION EASEMENTS CAN BE PUT ON PROPERTY HERE IN, IN THE COUNTY. 
          I DON'T KNOW IF DR. 
          ROBERTSON'S HERE WHY HE WAS HERE OR NOT. 
          I DON'T SEE HIS HAND. 
          HE JUST RECENTLY IN HIS ROD JUST RECENTLY PUT ADDITIONAL PROPERTY INTO AN EASEMENT. 
          SO IF YOU LIKE THIS USE CASE, IF YOU THINK THAT YOU HAVE PROPERTY WITH A VISTA LIKE THIS, PERPETUITY MEANS FOREVER, YOU CAN PUT A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THIS PROPERTY AND IT'S GOING TO LOOK PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. 
          SO YOUR GREAT GRANDKIDS OF HERSCH, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DEVELOP IT, THEY CAN'T PUT A STRIP MALL AND THEY CAN'T PUT IN A SUBDIVISION. 
          YOU HAVE PRESERVED THIS LAND, UH, IN AN OPEN SPACE. 
          AND I WENT THE WRONG WAY. 
          AND SO THIS IS THE FINAL. 
          AND THEN WE'RE GONNA BE QUESTIONING ANSWERS. 
          BUT WE HAVE ACTS, THE SHERIFF HAS A GREAT APP. 
          I I KNOW WHAT ROADS ARE CLOSED AND WHEN THEY'RE BACK OPEN BECAUSE MY APP TELLS ME THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR A TREE ACROSS THE ROAD OR TOO MANY SQUIRRELS IN THE ROAD OR WHATEVER IT IS. 
          SO ONCE AGAIN, THESE WEBSITES ARE AVAILABLE. 
          DOWNLOAD THIS PRESENTATION ONCE IT'S POSTED. 
          UH, MR. DEAN ALREADY REFERENCED THE, UH, HEAT MAP THAT SHOWS WHERE OUR CALL'S COMING FROM FOR FIRE RESCUE. 
          AND THEN GOLAND HAS IMPLEMENTED IT USED TO BE CALLED, CALLED CALLED CODE RED. 
          IT'S NOW GOLAND ALERTS. 
          SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING, DO WE HAVE A DIRECTION, DO WE HAVE ISSUES GOING ON WHERE, UH, SCHOOLS ARE GONNA LET OUT EARLY OR WE'RE HAVING TO CLOSE THE CONVENIENCE CENTER FOR WHATEVER REASON ALL OF THIS IS AVAILABLE, PUT IT ON YOUR PHONE. 
          I JUST MOSTLY MAKE PHONE CALLS ON MY PHONE. 
          BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN PUT APPS ON THERE AND YOU GET THIS KIND OF INFORMATION. 
          WE'RE GONNA TAKE QUESTIONS NOW AND IS BEFORE THE FIRST RULE IS IT HAS TO BE ON SCHOOLS. 
          FIRST QUESTION HAS TO BE ABOUT THE SCHOOLS. 
          DR. ARMSTRONG HAS BEEN VERY PATIENT. 
          HE'S BEEN HERE ALL NIGHT. 
          UM, MS. ROBINSON MIGHT ACTUALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION IF IT'S ON SCHOOLS, BUT WHO HAS THE FIRST QUESTION? AND IT'S GONNA BE ON SCHOOLS. 
          WE HAVE MICROPHONES, SO LET'S GET THE MICROPHONE OUT TO PEOPLE AND UH, IT'S YOUR CHEF. 
          NOW, FIRST QUESTION ON SCHOOLS. 
          SO YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF KINDERGARTENS COMING INTO THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, I BELIEVE YEAR THAT WAS JUST A KINDERGARTEN. 
          WHAT WAS THE TOTAL UNEXPECTED INFLUX OF STUDENTS IN THE COUNTY? COUNTY IS UNDERPOPULATED LARGE EXPERIENCE OF BEAUTIFUL LAND 20. 
          WHAT WAS THE IMPACT STUDENTS? THANK YOU. 
          WE HAD 47, UH, ADDITIONAL STUDENTS IN 25 OUR SCHOOL YEAR OVER PREVIOUS SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND THAT THAT'S OVERALL INCREASE IN OUR INVOLVEMENT. 
          ONE THING I'LL NOTE ABOUT THE 47 STUDENTS, 25 OF THOSE STUDENTS RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES. 
          AND, AND I I I POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES THERE'S GONNA BE A DIFFERENT COST VARIABLE, UM, WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE PROVIDER STUDENTS, WHICH VARY ACROSS THE LARGE SPECTRUM. 
          BUT TO YOUR POINT, MAN, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SMALL CLASS SIZES, 47 STUDENTS IN ANOTHER  COUNTY, THAT MAY BE TWO SECTIONS, RIGHT? THAT MAY BE TWO TEACHERS THAT YOU HAD IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 
          THE GROUPS WAS TO BE CLOSER TO THREE. 
          UH, WE, WE AIM FOR BETWEEN GRADES K THROUGH ONE, UH, NO MORE THAN 18 STUDENTS IN CLASS. 
          AND THEN IN GRADES TWO TO THREE 
          [01:40:01]
19 GET TO FOUR AND FIVE ABOVE 20 MATH BOARD. 
          IT IS TO KEEP A SMALL CLASS SIZE FOR EARLY LITERACY INSTRUCTION AT THE LOW RELEVANT SCHOOL LEVEL. 
          SIMILAR SECONDARY CLASSES, THOSE VARY MORE. 
          UM, WE HAVE AP COURSES, SOME OTHERS, BUT WE DID HAVE 47 OFFICIAL STUDENTS. 
          WE COMMISSIONED A STUDY THAT WE SHOULD BE GOOD PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS TO GET AN UPDATED MORAL PROJECTION STUDY ALONG THE HOUSING YIELD, WHICH BE REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          SO WHEN WE GET FEEDBACK, UH, TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE  OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PENDING COMMISSION, AND THEY ASK, OKAY, HOW MANY STUDENTS CAN WE EXPECT TO COME OUT OF THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT? WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOME RICH DATA AROUND THAT. 
          SO IT'S WORKING AND THOUGHTFUL, BUT GREAT QUESTION. 
          YOU, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ADD ANOTHER, NOT LIKE ONE DONE. 
          THANK YOU HONOR. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS THAT AREN'T BEFORE IT'S OPEN FOR THOSE NOW I'M NOT ANSWERING YOUR YES. 
          UH, SO ON, UH, THE, UH, THE JUDGE WE SHOULD, UH, TALK ABOUT THE, UH, FIRE RESCUE, UH, CALLS, UH, LOOKED LIKE PREDOMINANTLY COMING FROM THE EAST END OF THE CAN. 
          YET WE'RE FOCUSING ON PUTTING A NEW FIRE STATION WEST, UH, C COUNTY RATHER THAN ONE ON POCKET ROAD. 
          UH, CAN YOU GIMME A LITTLE HISTORY BEHIND THAT? I I I CAN, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE BUILDING SEVEN. 
          YEAH. 
          SO WE'RE BUILDING TWO . 
          THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT CHIEF. 
          I'M GONNA LET THANK YOU MR. LAW. 
          SO TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, THE UH, NEW DASH WILL FIRE US. 
          THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEE THERE IS ONLY WHAT YOU SEE AS OCCURRED SINCE JANUARY THE FIRST. 
          SO AS THE UH, GEAR GOES, THE APPLICANT WILL CALL, SO TO SPEAK, YOU'LL START TO SEE ALL THE ALL VOLUME CROSSING ENTIRE COUNTY. 
          SO WE HAVE ONLY, WHEN WE LOOK AT FIRE EXTENSION LOCATIONS, OBVIOUSLY CITY ALL, WE ALSO LOOK AT TRAVEL MODELS. 
          UH, WE LOOK AT UH, GEOGRAPHIC AREA, WE LOOK AT HOW RURAL AREAS, WE HAVE LOTS OF THINGS THAT DRIVE, UH, FIRE STATION LOCATIONS, EVERYTHING FROM UM, RESPONSE SIGN DATA TO IO SERVICE OFFICES OR TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL CAN GET THE BEST INSURANCE RATES BASED ON, UH, HOW WELL WE DO AS A FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT. 
          SO I CAN CERTAINLY SAY THAT UH, WEST STREET FIRE RESCUE STATION SEVEN IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD, UH, POTENTIALLY AND MOST LIKELY A CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED IN APRIL THE SEVENTH, AN ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERED FIRM TO START THE PROCESS OF THE FIRE STATION. 
          UH, WE'RE WELL DOWN TO ROAD SANDY HOOK FIRE STATION. 
          THAT'S GONNA BE FIRE STATION EIGHT. 
          UH, WE HAVE A GROUND, UH, CONCERN RUNNING IN MIDDLE OF APRIL THE SEVENTH THERE AT SANDY HOOK. 
          UH, IT IS ALSO A PRODUCT LOCATION AND A TRUE NEED FOR A FIRE RESCUE STATION. 
          UH, WE'VE HAD AN AMBULANCE THAT CALLED OUT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE IN SANDY HOOK SINCE, UH, APRIL OF 2023 COURTHOUSE. 
          AND TODAY THAT AMBULANCE IS FROM TO 1600 CALLS, UH, OUT OF THAT HOUSE ABOUT SEVEN FIVE CALLS A MONTH. 
          SO THE SANDY DIEGO HOOK FIRE RESCUE STATION IN TODAY'S CAPACITY RUN AN OLD AN AMBULANCE HAS RISEN TO THEIR THIRD BUSIEST AMBULANCE IN THE COUNTY. 
          CENTERVILLE BUSINESS MANIKINS THE SECOND BUSINESS, AND SANDY, A COUNTY FALLS. 
          SO WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WEST CREEK, UH, FIRE RESCUE STATION. 
          IT'S A 3D BOY TO THE EASTERN END OF THE COUNTY. 
          IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN PART OF THE PLANT GOING BACK ALMOST 30, 25, 30 YEARS AGO WHEN WEST CREEK WAS INVOLVED. 
          WE SAID THEN BUSINESSES WERE BOTH AND IT WOULD BE A WEST, UH, RESCUE STATION. 
          AND SO WE THINK THAT, UH, THAT THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR THAT PANEL TOO. 
          SO I'M HOPING MR. , YOU AGREE THAT, UH, THAT IS POTENTIALLY GONNA DERA THE HEELS IF NOT AT THE SAME TIME, AT SOME POINT THE STATION IS BEING BUILT IN THE SAME HOOK TO SOME OF THESE POINTS. 
          WE ARE GOING TO USE THE SAME ARCHITECTURAL, UM, AND ENGINEERING FIRM THAT WE'VE ALREADY INVESTED TIME, EFFORT, AND MONEY IN TO DEVELOP A FLOOR PLAN FOR THE FIRE STATION IN SANDBROOK, WHICH IS JUST SHOT OF ABOUT 16,000 SQUARE FEET. 
          MODERATELY FIRE STATION HAS ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO HAVE CONTROL ZONES, UH, CONTAMINATION ZONES OF YOUR FIRE STATION AND SO FORTH. 
          WE USE THE SAME A FOR OUR MIDWEST CREEK, SAVES US TAXPAYER HOURS, SAVES US LOTS OF STAFF HOURS AND TIME 
          [01:45:01]
AND NORMALLY AS WELL AS UH, JUST TIME OUR GENERAL, THE ARCHITECTURE, THE EXTERIOR ARCHITECTURE, WHILE ALSO MAY LACK THE APPEARANCE OF THE SANDY HOOK FIRE STATION. 
          IT LOOKS VERY NICE. 
          UH, I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA TAKE A FRESH LOOK AT THE EXTERIOR, THE WEST STREET FIRE STATION AND MAKE SURE THE ARCHITECTURE IN THAT, BUT A VERY SIMILAR FULL, THERE ARE NCES BETWEEN THE FIRE STATIONS BECAUSE YOU HAVE, UM, THE FIRE STATION IN SANDY HOOK IS SERVED BY WELL AND SEPTIC AND THE FIRE STATION IN WEST CREEK WILL BE WATER AND SEWER. 
          SO THE BUILDING MECHANICS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. 
          THE FOUR PLANTS WILL BE THE SAME. 
          SO STORY A LOT. 
          YOU'RE GONNA LIVE ON THE INTERNET. 
          IT'S A QUICK QUESTION SILENT DOCTOR, PRETTY QUICKLY I DIDN'T CHANCE TO READ IS A PROJECTION. 
          THE HAD LONG ACTUALLY BE PAID OFF. 
          AND THAT PORTION OF WHAT THEY ACTUALLY BE GONE IN 2030. 
          THAT THEOR TAX IS A ADD ON TAX. 
          IT'S AN . 
          IF WE GO AWAY, REAL ESTATE TAX RATE IS NOT GONNA CHANGE. 
          SO YOU STILL WANT TO PAY YOUR STATE NUMBER 53 CENTS OVER HUNDRED THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THE DISSERTATION OF THE PAYOFF ON THE OTHER TAX. 
          SO WHAT HAPPENS IS YOU AREN'T PAID $2,400 A YEAR, UH, BRAD OR YOU GET LICENSE. 
          SO YOU GOING THROUGH, YOU SPEND YOUR MONEY THE WAY YOU WANT TO, BUT THEN BONDS ARE PAID OFF. 
          WE ARE NOT ALLOWED. 
          TAX ON PROJECTIONS WILL BE MADE OFF OF THOUSAND 30. 
          THAT'S GOAL. 
          I'M GONNA LET RAY MICROPHONE RIGHT HERE. 
          THE GOAL OFF 2030. 
          WHAT ALSO REFERENCE IS CURRENTLY THERE'S A SHARE OF GENERAL OLOGY GO TO SERVICE INDUSTRY. 
          SO MUTUAL BENEFIT, NOT ONLY TAXPAYER, BUT THAT ALSO FREES UP ABOUT FOUR AND HALF MILLION DOLLARS. 
          IT CAN BE UTILIZED FOR SERVICES WELL. 
          SO PAYING HAS BENEFIT. 
          LET, LET'S GO WITH ME BECAUSE HE HASN'T ASKED A QUESTION YET. 
          WE'LL COME BACK. 
          WE, WE'LL LET SOMEBODY HELP A BIT IN A SECOND. 
          UH, RAISE. 
          SHE'S COMING. 
          IT'S TWO MORE QUESTION. 
          CHIEF IS THE ANYTHING BESIDES THE A E IN NEXT YEAR YEAR'S BUDGET AND THAT'S FOR YOU. 
          IS THERE ANYTHING BESIDES THE ARCHITECTURE DRAWINGS IN THE FY 27 BUDGET? IS THERE ANY CONSTRUCTION I UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, HAS THE MONEY BEEN APPROPRIATED FOR THE WEST FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION? DR. 
          PROBABLY BEST POSITION TO ANSWER THAT REPORTS NOT YET. 
          BUT YES, YOU CAN IMAGINE BOARD'S COMMITMENT TO DO A A IS A COMMITMENT TO THE FIRE STATION AND THEN THE ROLE IS BETWEEN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY THIS FUNDS. 
          YOU SAW MR. , IT COULD BE A VARIETY BASED ON THAT. 
          IT COULD BE ADDITIONAL SERVICE, IT COULD BE UTILIZING CASH SERVICE COUNTY MAY HAVE, IT COULD BE PROPER FUNDS, COULD BE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT BASED UPON THAT PROJECT HAVE TO BE DETERMINED. 
          I DON'T HAVE A MICROPHONE, BUT I CAN'T GET THE MICROPHONE. 
          JUST AS A FOLLOW UP. 
          YES SIR. 
          UM, THE FACT THAT POND, AMAZON FACTOR, I DO NOT BELIEVE WE HAVE FACTOR SPECIFICS BECAUSE A HAS CERTIFICATE OF, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF EQUIPMENT POTENTIALLY. 
          SO WE'RE HOPEFUL. 
          AND THAT BRAND THAT I SHARED SHOWS A PROJECTED 6% INCREASE NOW SHOULD WIN, NOT SHOULD REALLY COMES ONLINE. 
          IT IS A $5 BILLION COMMITMENT ON NOW THAT THAT'S, THAT'S WE CAPITAL, 
          [01:50:01]
WE HAVE NOT DONE THE FORECAST BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS APPROVED BUDGETING OUR PART, BUT WE HAVE WORKED WITH OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS TO MAKE, UH, OBJECTIONS. 
          I COULDN'T BACK A QUESTION. 
          I WAS JUST WONDERING IS IT TRUE THAT WE HAVE A COMMISSION LOOKING TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE? I, I BELIEVE MR. ALVAREZ BRINGING MICROPHONE AT LENGTH. 
          MR. ALVAREZ, AS MANY OF US KNOW SIR, UH, FAITHFULLY IN, UH, REALLY SET THE BAR HIGH FOR BUSTER ON THE BOARD. 
          NOW HE, HE HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB, HAS A TREMENDOUS HEART FOR THIS, UH, COMMUNITY. 
          KEEP HOCKEY NOW COMMISSION. 
          WE'RE LOOKING AT PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY CALLED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. 
          THE THIRD EVENT COMING UP IS, UH, ON APRIL 11TH AND 12TH, WE HAVE THE MUSEUM CREATED BY THE STATE COMMISSION IS GONNA BE AN HIGH SCHOOL FROM NINE TO FIVE OF THAT, THAT'S THE SATURDAY, SUNDAY. 
          WE ARE ALSO STILL WORKING TO SEE IF WE CAN OPEN IT ON FRIDAY EVENING FROM FIVE TO EIGHT. 
          IT IS A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO GO SEE WHAT THIS DATA PUT TOGETHER. 
          UH, AND THEN, UM, WE'RE GONNA PARTICIPATE IN THE  DAY CELEBRATION AS WELL AS ON PLATFORM. 
          WE HAVE AN EVENT IN THE COURTHOUSE GREEN, WE HAVE REENACTOR AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE AFTERNOON. 
          AND YOU CAN THEN GO FROM THERE TO WATCH THE YES, IT'S ONLY PERSONAL WEBSITE. 
          YOU SEE ALL THE, WE HAVE A FLYER IN THE BACK. 
          WE, WE HAVE A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS COMING UP. 
          WE MENTIONED WITH TWO 50 AND I, I TELL HER IF WE HAVE 250 YEARS AGO, UH, SHE WOULDN'T BE A INSTITUTIONAL OFFICER AND WE GONNA HAVE, BUT ANYWAY, SO WE ARE CELEBRATING FIFTH CELEBRATED 200 AND THEN NEXT YEAR WE START CELEBRATING 300 ANNIVERSARY OF CANADA. 
          SO WE HAVE THREE YEARS BACK. 
          SEVENTH IT BROKE UP. 
          I WANNA CIRCLE BACK TO STATION SEVEN. 
          YES. 
          OKAY. 
          I VOTED FOR, AND I WAS CERTAINLY IN FAVOR OF SUPPORTING SCHOOLS AS WELL AS STATION SEVEN. 
          AND I DO FEEL LIKE IT WAS A BASE WHICH STATION SEVEN, AS FAR AS I KNOW, SEVEN COMES BEFORE EIGHT AND THE FUNDS WERE DIVERTED TO EIGHT. 
          SO NOW ONE, THE POSSIBILITIES IS TO GET IN, HAVE ANOTHER BOND PREFERENCE OF TO FUND THE STATION THAT I ALREADY VOTED ON FUNDING. 
          HOW DO I SWEAR THAT? WELL, I I'LL ANSWER THAT. 
          YOU BILL SEVEN EIGHT EVENTUALLY. 
          SO MONEY IS BUNCHABLE AND SO WHETHER WE USE THIS CASH OR MONEY, THIS BUDGET POT MONEY TO BILL EIGHT AND THEN SEVEN, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, WE WERE GOING FIND FINANCE STREAM FOR BOTH OF THOSE FIRE STATIONS. 
          UM, NOW ONE OF MY QUESTIONS AND ONE OF 'EM GOING BE FUNDED OUTSIDE OF THOSE . 
          SO WHETHER IT WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT, THEY'RE BOTH GOING GET, THEY'RE BOTH GONNA GET, SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. 
          THEY'RE BOTH GONNA GET BILL. 
          THE CHALLENGE FOR THIS BOARD, I ASK YOU TWO TODAY ARE APPROACHING THESE IS HOW DO WE FUND AND, AND FRANKLY ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WANT YOU FOLKS TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO ME ON AT WHAT LEVEL ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH HOW THE SUPERVISORS UTILIZING SOME OF THESE, UH, PROPER FUNDING METHODS, BUT THEY DON'T GO TO GENERAL OBLIGATION. 
          THEY DON'T GO TO A REFERENDUM. 
          I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER. 
          I DON'T, A MILLION IS TOO LOW. 
          I DON'T THINK WE WANNA HAVE A REFEREND TIME BUY A FIRE SHOP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE START PLACING 10 MILLION, 15 MILLION, 20 MILLION. 
          I START TO THINK MAYBE I NEED TO ASK THOSE. 
          WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS INVESTMENT INTO RENOVATING OLD, UH, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR OFFICES AND WE WANT TO PUT MONEY INTO, UM, A A REALLY ROBUST PARTS RECREATION PROGRAM, ALL OF WHICH COULD HAVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. 
          I DON'T LIKE THAT AS A POLICY, BUT I USE THAT AS LEVERAGE. 
          AND SO AT SOME POINT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME, I WANT YOU TO BORROW MONEY ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. 
          [01:55:01]
I I, I DO HAVE THE COMPANIES, I'M COMFORTABLE MANAGING FINANCES, BUT IT IS YOUR MONEY AND I'M NOT COMFORTABLE MAKING THOSE DECISIONS WITHOUT YOU. 
          THESE KIND ARE GREAT. 
          A REFERENDUM IS ABSOLUTELY DO YOU WANT TO DO IT OR DO YOU NOT WANT DO IT? AND SO I DON'T ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE A GENERAL OBLIGATION REFERENDUM ON STATION SEVEN. 
          UH, I'VE BEEN WATCHING WHAT THE PROPER MONEY GETS. 
          I'M GONNA PREVIEW WHAT DR. 
          RE IS WORKING ON, BUT THERE IS SOME, THERE'S MORE THAN A COUPLE S IN THE NICK AVAILABLE TO PROFIT MONEY. 
          AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, WE GET ABOUT 5 MILLION A YEAR. 
          AN INTERESTING INCOME, UH, BECAUSE OF OUR TREASURY. 
          A GREAT JOB. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA BUILD BOTH. 
          WAS IT MAKE AND SWITCH? THERE WAS A PAUSE, THERE WAS A INVESTIGATION. 
          I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY FIRST YEAR ON THE BOARD TO SAY IS THIS REALLY THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THAT STATION? IS THERE A BETTER PLACE TO PUT IT FOR YOU AT PUTTING SOMETHING DOWN WHERE THE EIGHT WAS? WE ACTUALLY PUT A DIVIDEND ON THE PROPERTY SO I DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR DOING DUE DILIGENCE. 
          WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION FOR THE COUNTY? DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR DOING STATION EIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING SEVEN TWO AND THERE'S GOING BE TIMELINE EIGHT WILL FOUR SEVEN. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, YES WE DO. 
          THERE IS, HAS THE DEEDS COME UP BEHIND? SORRY. 
          HEY, THIS IS ALSO A FOLLOW UP ON STATION SEVEN, WHICH I THINK IS ALSO CALLED THE WEST CREEK STATION, RIGHT? IT'S GONNA BE ON ROAD. 
          WE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT TOPIC ROAD. 
          IT IS THIS SITUATION. 
          IT'S A TWO LANE, PRETTY PRETTY SMALL TWO LANE ROAD, NOTHING ON EITHER SIDE. 
          HOW IS IT GOING TO HANDLE FIRE TRUCKS, AMBULANCES, WHAT WILL YOUR ACCESS FROM THAT STATION B GOING TO THE WEST STREET WOULD PROBABLY COME DOWNTOWN FROM THREE TO 2 88. 
          BUT THERE'S A LOT OF  AND A LOT OF DISTRICT FIVE THAT DOESN'T GO IN THAT DIRECTION. 
          THIS DIRECTION. 
          WHAT IS THE PLAN TO SYNCHRONIZE STATION SEVEN WITH POCKET ROAD IMPROVEMENTS? THANK YOU. 
          YOU WANNA CALL MINUTE KEITH, STEP BY THE LAW. 
          I'LL BE CALLING YOU NEXT. 
          I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. 
          UH, SO THE FIRE STATION, THE PROPERTY YOU SELECTED FOR THE FIRE STATION, UH, BIT TO THE MIDDLE PARKWAY. 
          UH, WE WILL DEVELOP TRAFFIC SIGNALIZATION INTO THE FIRE STATION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. 
          THERE IS A ERROR TO, THERE IS A ROUNDABOUT TO THE UH, CELL. 
          UM, WE WILL TAKE ALL OF THAT AND INTO ACCOUNT AND THAT WOULD BE PART AS TO THE TYPE OF, UH, CIVILIZATION THAT WILL BE IN THAT, THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. 
          I'LL TELL YOU THAT. 
          UH, AND THIS, I'M JUST ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS HONESTLY AS I CAN. 
          UH, NO PARTICULAR TIME TO IT TODAY. 
          THE TRAVEL ROAD AMBULANCES, UH, WE ARE ROAD , UH, THAT IS A MAIN ROAD IN  COUNTY. 
          IT'S ONE OF THE BEST ROADS IN THE COUNTY. 
          WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE SECONDARY ROADS IN MUTUAL COUNTY, UH, MANNEQUIN ROAD SOUTH OF CROSS STREET, OBVIOUSLY BLUE SHOULDERS, THE DITCHES POCKET ROAD, EVEN THOUGH IT NEEDS SOME IMPROVEMENTS AND IT NEEDS THOSE IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE OF ALL THE GROWTH OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HERE TODAY AS WELL AS WHAT JEFF FOUND. 
          IT IS STILL ONE OF THE ROADS THAT I WOULD PREFER TO FIRE. 
          UH, I HAVE THE MOST ROOM IN THE LANES HEAT CARS ROAD. 
          I'VE SEEN THE ROAD AS IMPROVEMENTS. 
          I'M JUST TELLING YOU THAT ALL ROADS IN THE COUNTY THAT WE HAVE TO OPERATE THE FIRES IN THE  POCKET ROOF IS NOT , NEITHER IS FAIR HOUSE. 
          NEITHER IS NATIONAL. 
          NATIONAL ROAD HAS ITS OWN SET CHALLENGES BASED ON THE FACT THAT THIS CONGESTION. 
          SO YES, AND HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE ROAD FOR ROAD. 
          I THINK WE SAW THAT ONE PIECE OF POCKETS GONNA BE APPROVED. 
          THE ROUND  NOT REALLY RELATED TO THE FIRE STATION PORTION. 
          UH, CAPITAL ONE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME 'CAUSE OF PROJECTION EIGHT, THE TIME CHANGES. 
          SO WE 
          [02:00:01]
GOTTA BE A HOPPER NO MATTER WHAT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE, THAT'S WHERE THE ACTION IS. 
          AND WE THINK THAT THAT LOCATION IS US GREAT ACCESS MORE SOUTH, EAST AND WEST. 
          THE 2 88 UH, WE CAN GET THE PATTERSON, WE CAN THE BROAD STRAIGHT AND WE CAN SHOOT DOWN UP CREEK AND WESTERN DIRECTION TOWARDS, UNDER THIS COUNTRY CLUB. 
          SO WE LOOK LOCATIONS TO FIRE STATIONS. 
          WE LOOK FOR THE CALLS ARE, LOOK AT THE DEMOGRAPHICS AS FAR AS THE I RATING, BUT WE ALSO LOOK FOR, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ROAD SYSTEMS THAT WE CAN GET QUICKLY INTO OTHER AREAS. 
          AND ALL OF THE FIRE STATIONS THAT WE HAVE TODAY WERE SET UP THAT WAY BACK IN 19 19 50, 1960S. 
          SO HAVING THE POCKET HAVING THE VOICE STREET FIRE STATION ON ROAD THAT ONLY SERVES THE BUSINESS PARK, BUT IT SERVES THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE NEARBY BERG AND IT RANCH , BUT IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE BETWEEN AND VILLE. 
          AND IT CAN EQUALLY SUPPORT THE BROAD STREET CORRIDOR AND THE ERS CORRIDOR THAT AS THIS WOULD BE A BUSY FIRE STATION OUT ABOUT ALL THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WE'RE HEARING ABOUT, ABOUT WHAT IT IS. 
          IT'S ALL IN THAT AREA. 
          SO MR. I KNOW YOU, UM, WELL VERSED IN TRANSPORTATION AND OF, I DON'T KNOW, QUESTION BEYOND THE, UH, FIRE STATION SIMULATION AND THE , BUT I HOPE I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION. 
          UM, IT'S JUST THE, I'LL BE VERY SAFE, WE'LL BE GOOD NEIGHBORS, UH, BASED ON WHAT WE'VE SELECTED AS WELL. 
          THIS QUESTION IN BACK , THIS IS I THINK MORE FOR CHIEF BERG. 
          UM, I SPOKE WITH MR. SPOON AND OUR LAST NIGHT, AND HE INDICATED TO ME THAT WITH AMAZON OPENS THE TRAFFIC, THE TRUCK TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE ARRIVING BETWEEN EIGHT 8:00 PM AND LEAVING AT 4:00 AM AND DURING THAT TIME, THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC TRUCK TRAFFIC. 
          THE TIAS I WOULD CALL CALLS FROM 1,856 TRACTOR TRAILERS PER DAY TRAVELING THROUGH THERE. 
          THE PEOPLE IN PARKSIDE VILLAGE WILL BE INACCESSIBLE TO YOUR, YOU KNOW, TO, TO THE CENTER MILL FROM THE CENTERVILLE STATION. 
          AND WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION IN PLANNING STAGES OF THE AMAZON OF PROJECT ROCKY, AND YOU INDICATED THAT WE WOULD BE SERVICE, EMERGENCY SERVICE, MOST LIKELY TO BE FROM MUTUAL AID FROM HANOVER AND RECO. 
          IS THAT STILL PRIVATE? IT IS WONDERFUL FOR YOU PAYING, FOR BRINGING MORE PEOPLE IN. 
          YOU GOT STATION SEVEN, STATION EIGHT, BUT WE'RE BEING CALLED OFF TO OTHER COUNTIES, WHICH GOING THROUGH THE GLAI UNDERSTAND IT TAKES LONGER WHEN MUTUAL AID IS REQUESTED. 
          YOU GO TO HANOVER, THEY, THE 9 1 1 PERSON HAS TO GET APPROVED BY SOMEBODY BEFORE THEY, AND THEY CAN ADD 5, 10, 15 MINUTES. 
          SO ARE WE BETTER TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK BEFORE 8:00 PM AND MAYBE GET RESPONSE FROM  OR AFTER 8:00 PM AND HAVE RESPONSE FROM HAND ? IT'S, IT IS VERY, IT IT'S VERY DISTURBING. 
          WELL, YOU KNOW, I'LL START BY THE HEART ASSOCIATION, HAVE A ATTACK. 
          I KNOW THAT'S NOT GOOD BECAUSE WE KNOW HAVE TO HAPPEN ANYTIME. 
          IT'S NOT A A LIKE COMMENT, BUT WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES, UH, TO THE NORTH OF BROAD STREET AT ALL OF TODAY. 
          UM, I'LL TELL YOU THAT, UM, CERTAINLY THERE'S NOTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT ACTION ROAD THAT YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. 
          I DRIVE IT, I SEE IT, I'VE SAID WHAT I'VE SAID IT AND I'M NOT GONNA TRY TO KEEP YOUR MIND ON ACTION ROAD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT ACTION ROAD NEEDS PLAIN AND CLEAR. 
          UH, I KNOW THERE ARE GRIEVANCE ON ACTION LOAD, BUT I'LL TELL YOU AS FAR AS MY ARREST IS CONCERNED, UH, WE'RE VERY FOCUSED ON, UM, THE RESIDENTS TO DEVELOP THERE. 
          UM, MR. LEVI, UH, MUTUAL AID IS ALWAYS AN OPTION. 
          WE ARE ARE NEVER GOING LET THE JURISDICTIONAL LINE OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST TRYING TO BEST CAN STAND IN THE WAY OF US CALLING MUTUAL AID. 
          THE GOOD NEWS IS THERE'S BEEN MUTUAL AID PROVIDED PARK OUTSIDE VILLAGE ONLY TWO TIMES IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. 
          AND THEY WERE WHAT WE RECALL TRUCTURE FIRES FOR STRUCTURAL RESPONSE. 
          UH, ONE WAS RECENTLY, ONE, UH, WAS  CALL. 
          WE HAD 
          [02:05:01]
SMOKE IN HOUSE. 
          I REQUESTED FIRE AT AMBER BECAUSE QUITE HONESTLY THEY WERE NEARLY JUST AS CLOSE AS WE ARE, BUT HOW CLOSE THAN THEIR SECONDARY REASON AND THE OTHER ONE WAS CALLED AS WELL. 
          SO WE COVERED THE CALLS IN OUR OUTSIDE THIS, WE COVERED ALL THOSE CALLS TODAY. 
          THE MUTUAL AID IS ALWAYS IN THEIR PLAYBOOK. 
          MR. RICH RIGHT HERE, , WE HAVE A MUTUAL AID COUNTY. 
          WE COVER THAT TOGETHER. 
          WE COVER TOGETHER. 
          UH, SO WE ARE ABSOLUTELY FOCUSED ON THAT. 
          UH, BUT WE'RE WATCHING THAT AREA, UH, TO THE MOON AND UH, AND YOU KNOW, WE GET OUR WHOLE ATTENTION TO US. 
          IT'S OUR SIDE VILLAGE AS WELL AS ALL THOSE CITIZENS WHO LIVED ON NATIONAL LABOR ALL THESE YEARS. 
          WE STILL LIVE THERE TOO. 
          AND THEIR COMMUNITY HAS, HAS CHANGED AS WELL. 
          I HOPE WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE BEST CERTAIN, I I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE THIS, THIS THUS FAR. 
          MY CONCERN IS IN A YEAR OR SO WHEN AMAZON OPENS UP AND THEY HAVE A THOUSAND EMPLOYEES AND SHIFT CHANGING AND, AND 1800 TRACTOR TRAILERS PER DAY ACCESS FROM SENATOR. 
          IT, IT IS, I MEAN WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AND IT JUST, IT FIRE STATION SEVEN DEFINITELY OUR ME SHOULD BE, YOU NEED THIS ADDITIONAL, UM, PEOPLE THAT YOU WANT TO HIRE THAT BOARD IS HAS, THAT'S, THAT'S WONDERFUL. 
          IT DOESN'T HELP. 
          IT'S NOT GONNA HELP 200 POSSIBILITIES IN A 55 OLD COMMUNITY KNOWING THAT MUTUAL AID ADDS TIME TO THE EQUATION. 
          AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I I I HAVE SUGGESTED PUTTING A, AN AMBULANCE IN THE ACTUAL 64 MAKING THAT COUNTY FOR THE EAST BAY. 
          BUT YOU KNOW, IT IS, I DON'T WANT TO SEE SOMEBODY DIE WAITING FOR THE GUY IN PERSON. 
          ALRIGHT, MR. I'VE BEEN IN ACCUSED FOR FIRE RESCUE, WE APPRECIATE THAT AND YOU ATE THAT ON ATIONS, BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT AIRPLANE IS NOT TO HAVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE MUTUAL AID. 
          I'M HERE TO ALSO TELL YOU THOUGH, IF, IF WE ARE BUSY AND YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY AT YOUR HOUSE WITH ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS AND I KNOW THAT RIGHT AT FIRE STATION 16 OR STATION NINE TO GET THERE QUICKER, THERE'S NO PRIOR MAKING THAT REQUEST. 
          IT'S ALL ABOUT LIFE, DEATH AND SAVE PROPERTY. 
          AND SO WE'RE GONNA ALWAYS DO WHAT'S RIGHT, BUT WE SERVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WE SERVE TODAY AND MUTUAL AID IS ALWAYS PART OF OUR PLAN AND WE OPERATE JURISDICTION VALUES AND WE, THE WAY THAT THAT IS NOT SHOW, SIR, THAT SINCE NO SINCERE, THAT IS NOT OUR PRIMARY PLAN TO SERVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE FUTURE. 
          I'LL ALSO TELL YOU THOUGH, WHAT YOU OFFER AS AN OPTION IS A GOOD OPTION. 
          IT'S A CREATE WAY OF THINKING AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WATCH THAT BEFORE  DEVELOP AND CHANGE BECAUSE THAT ARE VERY FLUID. 
          THEY DON'T STAY THE SAME. 
          AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE A TO ACTION LOADED. 
          UM, I WIN. 
          BUT I'LL TELL YOU THAT VERY BEST THAT UH, YES, THIS IS A LARGE FACILITY AND WE'VE BEEN, UH, HEARING ABOUT TRUCKS, UH, AS WELL AND CERTAINLY UH, EMPLOYEES THAT WORK THERE, TRAVEL THAT WAY, UH, ALL OF THAT. 
          AND WE ALSO KNOW THAT BASED ON DOING, DOING SOME, UH, RESEARCH OVER THEIR OWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ALL OTHER FIRE CHIEFS THAT HAVE UH, SIMILAR AMAZONS, THAT AMAZON IS LIKELY TO ADD ANOTHER, UH, SEVENTY, SEVENTY FIVE CALLS, AIR CALL LOOP, UH, A YEAR IS WHAT WE'RE EXPECTING. 
          I THINK MOST OF THOSE WOULD BE OTHER SERVICE CALLS, UH, BUT CERTAINLY TO BE READY FOR A ROBUST FIRE RESPONSE IF THERE'S A FIRE, ROBUST LITHIUM ION BATTERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 
          SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF THAT AND WE'VE DONE OUR RESEARCH AND DEPARTMENTS, VIRGINIA BEACH, CHESAPEAKE, , , ALL AT AMAZON. 
          SO, BUT IT'S NOT JUST AMAZON DIRECTION, NATIONAL ROAD, SOMETHINGS BEING BUILT, SOMETHING'S BEING CONSIDERED, SOMETHING BEING ADVERTISED. 
          WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THAT INTO THE ACCOUNT. 
          THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR JOB TO PROVIDE A SERVICE AND THAT ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS DO VERY BEST. 
          THANK YOU. 
          CHIEF, I'M GONNA ASK YOU ALL FOR LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING. 
          [02:10:01]
A COMMENT WAS MADE, UH, JUST IN PASSING. 
          WHY HAVING A TOWN HALL AND NOT JUST GROUP IT ALL AGAIN, ONE SIZE OVER THE COUNTER TOWN HALL. 
          AND I'M GONNA TAKE THE BLAME FOR YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT BECAUSE I HAD THE OPINION IT'S IMPORTANT FOR GOVERNMENT TO COME TO THE PEOPLE 12 MINUTES TO THE COURT, NOT ANOTHER COUNTY OR IT, YOU CAN GET THERE HERE, BUT I DO, THIS PRESENTATION TONIGHT WAS HIGHLY FOCUSED ON EASTERN COUNTY. 
          UH, THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED LAST NIGHT WERE IMPORTANT. 
          THERE WAS A LOT MORE DETAIL FOR THE BUDGET. 
          SHOULD I CONTINUE TO BE, UH, SORT OF AN IN COPS AND HAVE EASTERN GROUPS, SLIM TOWN HALLS OR DO YOU WANT TO JUST GO TO ONE SIZE? GREAT. 
          SO YEAH, THIS IS YOUR SHOW. 
          I, I DISTRICT THREE WE'RE ON SAFETY, CORRECT? OH YES WE ARE. 
          . 
          I WANTED TO SHARE A PERSPECTIVE THAT MAYBE WE DON'T CONSIDER. 
          SO THAT, AND ONE OF THE REASONS THAT WE PAUSED STATION SEVEN WAS WE HAD A LOT OF OPPOSITION TO IT. 
          UH, I SAY A LOT. 
          IT WAS A STRONG OPPOSITION, NOT FROM NECESSARILY A LOT OF PEOPLE. 
          IT BEEN SO FAR AS LITIGATION FILED, UH, AGAINST THE COUNTY TO THAT STATION ON ROAD, THAT LOCATION. 
          SO I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, JUST BE AWARE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT BOARD SUPERVISORS HAVE BECAUSE ALMOST ANY PROJECT WE HAVE IN TODAY'S TIME, THERE WILL BE OPPOSITION TO IT. 
          AND IF WE LISTING, UH, WE DID PAUSE THAT, UH, PROJECT WE SOLD, ALLOW STATION EIGHT MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY EXISTING OUT THERE AND EVALUATIONS LEADING IMPROVEMENT. 
          BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE PAUSE IT AND DURING THAT TIME WE LOOKED FOR OTHER LOCATIONS THAT MAY BE MORE SUITABLE. 
          UM, WELL WAS THE, UH, THE OLD EMERGENCY ROOM ON 2 88 HCA, WE LOOKED AT THAT, THAT WENT AWAY FROM US. 
          WE SOLD TO SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE WE GET A POSITION. 
          ACTUALLY I THOUGHT SOLD TOO MUCH. 
          BUT, UH, SO JUST BE AWARE, UH, OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON SOMETIMES THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE BEHIND THE SCENES THAT, YOU KNOW, CAUSE THINGS TO HAPPEN ON WAY THE OTHER. 
          SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION ORGANIZATION. 
          BEFORE WE WIND UP, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE OR COMMENT OR WANNA GIVE OUT A PHONE NUMBER OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YOU'VE BEEN VERY PATIENT, SAT HERE ALL NIGHT. 
          IT'S, IT'S LIKE WE'RE HERE TWO HOURS NOW. 
          I KNOW. 
          I JUST WANNA, UM, SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING ME. 
          I LEARNED A LOT MYSELF. 
          OH GREAT. 
          SO I APPRECIATE THAT. 
          BUT, UM, I'M HERE TAYLOR. 
          UM, OUR OFFICE EVEN SESSION IS ALREADY OVER. 
          UH, OUR OFFICE IS, UM, OPEN ALL YEAR AROUND  SERVICES. 
          SO, UH, YOU CAN FIND MY CONTACT INFORMATION ONLINE, BUT I'M HAPPY TO STICK AROUND AND, YOU KNOW, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE OR GIVE YOU MY VISA CARD THAT YOU ARE HERE, UH, TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU. 
          YOU HAVE ANY STATEWIDE, UH, ISSUES THAT YOU NEED SUPPORT, WE WORK WITH, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ALSO THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAY REQUIRE SOME FEDERAL, SO WE WILL, UH, AGGREGATE, UH, WHATEVER, UH, SERVICE THAT YOU MAY NEED AND GET YOU TO, UH, SOLUTION. 
          SO JUST WANNA, UM, SPEAK HERE AND INTRODUCE MYSELF. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. 
          THANKS DE SHE, SHE WAS A LITTLE, UH, STUART TAYLOR, HER, UH, COLLEAGUE IS A  GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL. 
          NEVER RECEIVED THE BOOK YET. 
          A LOT SAID, UH, FOR, I'M NOT GONNA CUT OFF QUESTIONS. 
          UH, THEY SCHOOLS HERE ARE VERY, THERE'S NO STAFF. 
          WE JUST KIND OF LEAVE THE BOARD AUTOMATICALLY. 
          SO DON'T LEAVE YOUR CAR KEYS. 
          BUT IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL QUESTION, ANY COMMENTS? I'LL I AROUND QUESTION. 
          THERE ARE THE, THESE ARE THE CTE CULINARY ART OUT THERE. 
          UH, THE DEPUTIES HAVE BEEN THE CA GUARD. 
          SURE, THEY UNDULY, UH, ASTOUNDED TO IT. 
          BUT FOLKS, I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME 
          [02:15:01]
TO WORK WITH YOUR BEHALF. 
          UH, IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF JOB, BUT I TELL YOU, I I REALLY DO ENJOY AND THAT MAY BE WHY I HERE I'M NOT GREAT AHEAD. 
          IT IT, IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE. 
          I'VE BEEN IN THE COUNTY 36 YEARS NOW. 
          I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THESE CHANGES. 
          UH, I'M NOT FROM HERE, BUT I'M GONNA DIE HERE. 
          AND, AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHOWING UP. 
          MY CARDS ARE OUT ON THE TABLE. 
          I DON'T THINK ANY OF YOU HAVE TOO MUCH TROUBLE FINDING ME. 
          UM, I WORK FOR YOU AND THERE YOU GO. 
          ANYTHING ELSE, MS. ROBINSON? D. 
          SHERIFF, YOU GOT ANY TO SAY IT.
* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.